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PJ
Pessi, Juha
🇫🇮FIDE 502057· Male· Finland· Born in 1960
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Juha Pessi, a 66-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2013. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008) and 20 months (2022–2024). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3. His peak of 2198 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2198
−185 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 42
Jan 2002 · age 42
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#25,516
#25,516 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2026
20th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2013
May 2026
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2066 → returned at 2050
Nov 2022
15th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2069
Apr 2022
2020
25th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2076
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2010 → 2013
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
3/ 1323.1%
1W11D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2184 | +4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #14 | 1967 | -1.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2007 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/1 | #43 | 2783 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#248
out of 806 players
Europe
#18,836
in continent
World
#25,516
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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