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Virtanen, Antti
FM🇫🇮FIDE 501930· Male· Finland· Born in 1970
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Antti Virtanen, a 56-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2220 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 3 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. He took a 17-month break between Jul 2005 and Jan 2007. His peak of 2351 was reached at age 41 (Nov 2011, Finnish #13 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2220
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2351
−131 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 41
Nov 2011 · age 41
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
7th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2234
Jan 2026
2022
2nd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2270
Apr 2022
2020
3rd Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2314
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Nov 2019
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2263 → 2312
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
2210 → 2220
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 2000 | -10.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3017 | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 2015 | -12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 2146 | -5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3002 | +19.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #45 | 3006 | +9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTero KokkilaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2265
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2018
View head-to-head →
vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2019
View head-to-head →
vsVeijo MakiIM
🇫🇮FIN
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2018
View head-to-head →
vsPetri KekkiIM
🇫🇮FIN·2270
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2013
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Finland
#49
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,959
in continent
World
#7,148
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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