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Pessi, Juha

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FIDEFIDE 502057· Male· Finland· Born in 1960

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Juha Pessi, a 66-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2015. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). 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. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008) and 20 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2198 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2002).

Current rating

2015

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2198

−183 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 42

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,266

#25,266 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
20th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2015
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gunter SandnerFM 2,230
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 · Apr 2026 · +5.5 Elo
Evolution
+5
2010 → 2015
Tournaments
5
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
1W11D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20263.5/8#1512024+1.8
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#202184+4.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#141967-1.2
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#3420070.0
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2
Team
Sep 20251.5/1#432783-0.8

Rankings

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Finland
#245
out of 813 players
Europe
#18,660
in continent
World
#25,266
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,497
3
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2,495
4
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2,465
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
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2,388
7
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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
...
245🇫🇮Pessi, Juha2,015
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
18660🇫🇮Pessi, Juha2,015
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
25266🇫🇮Pessi, Juha2,015