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Sassi, Pekka

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FIDEFIDE 501948· Male· Finland· Born in 1955

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Pekka Sassi, a 71-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1983. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 5 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 35 months (2005–2008), 17 months (2009–2011), 46 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 2-5 and EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A. His peak of 2148 was reached at age 48 (Oct 2003).

Current rating

1983

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2148

−165 pts below
Oct 2003 · age 48

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#30,289

#30,289 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
6th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1983
May 2026
2023
12th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1999
Dec 2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1999 → returned at 1979
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1999
Nov 2019
2017
14th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2031
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joni Seppala 2,052
EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A · Sep 2025 · +2.1 Elo
Evolution
-16
1999 → 1983
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
3W2D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 2-5
Team
Sep 20252.5/2#172694+4.4
EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A
Round-Robin
Sep 20251.5/5#51851-20.2
Worst Elo result: EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A (-20.2 Elo, finished #5).

Rankings

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Finland
#277
out of 806 players
Europe
#22,380
in continent
World
#30,289
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
🇫🇮Agopov, MikaelFollow Mikael AgopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,388
7
🇫🇮Lahdelma, HenriFollow Henri LahdelmaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
🇫🇮Ahvenjarvi, JaniFollow Jani AhvenjarviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
10
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
277🇫🇮Sassi, Pekka1,983
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
22380🇫🇮Sassi, Pekka1,983
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
30289🇫🇮Sassi, Pekka1,983