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Karttunen, Mika
IM🇫🇮FIDE 502081· Male· Finland· Born in 1981
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Mika Karttunen, a 45-year-old Finnish International Master, is rated 2497 — just 6 short of his peak of 2503 (May 2026, age 45) and ranked 2nd among Finnish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2450–2500 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent appearances: 47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-B and 47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-A. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. He took a 12-month break between Apr 2025 and May 2026. He reached Finnish #1 in Jan 2001 and has been in Finnish top 3 for 132 months and counting (6 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 20) and FM in 2001 (age 20). Earned a GM norm at European Team CC 2015 - Open Section. At junior level, he reached World #18 in U20.
Current rating
2497
Standard
Rpd2400·Blz2396
All-time high
2503
−6 pts below
May 2026 · age 45
May 2026 · age 45
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#2
#2 · Finnish players · of 749
National top 3 since May 2026
National top 3 since May 2026
Career timeline
17 entries2026
132 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 80 months · since Jan 2001
Jun 2026
Crossed 2500
at age 45
May 2026
All-time peak 2503
at age 45 · −6 from today
May 2026
2025
57th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 44 · rated 2490
Sep 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2490 → returned at 2503
Apr 2025
2014
500 career games
at age 33
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2490 → 2497
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
8/ 8100.0%
8W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2984 | +6.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2984 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVilka SipilaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2465
+7 −10 =7
24 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMikael AgopovIM
🇫🇮FIN·2388
+8 −6 =8
22 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+17 −1 =4
22 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsSampsa NyystiIM
🇫🇮FIN·2293
+6 −3 =5
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Finland
#2
out of 813 players
Europe
#343
in continent
World
#599
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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