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Nyysti, Sampsa
IM🇫🇮FIDE 502138· Male· Finland· Born in 1978
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Sampsa Nyysti, a 48-year-old Finnish International Master, is rated 2293 and ranked 19th among Finnish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-B, 47. Kalakukkoturnaus Ryhma-A, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. His peak of 2445 was reached at age 25 (Jan 2003, Finnish #4 at the time); he spent 38 months in Finnish top 10.
Awarded IM in 2003 (age 25) and FM in 2001 (age 23). Earned GM norms at 35th Chess Olympiad 2002 and European Team Championship - open 2021.
Current rating
2293
Standard
Rpd2298·Blz2308
All-time high
2445
−152 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 25
Jan 2003 · age 25
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Finnish players · of 749
38 months in National top 10 (2002–2024)
38 months in National top 10 (2002–2024)
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 47
Oct 2025
2024
38 months in national top 10
since Oct 2002
Sep 2024
3rd Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2339
Sep 2024
2022
3rd Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2366
May 2022
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Nov 2018
2015
500 career games
at age 37
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2303 → 2293
Tournaments
12
42 games
Score
25/ 4259.5%
18W14D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 2214 | -2.7 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 2214 | -2.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #88 | 2158 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 2480 | +9.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #40 | 2216 | -1.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2232 | -2.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 2221 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 2280 | -1.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #31 | 2161 | -3.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #43 | 3006 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+6 −7 =10
23 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPekka KoykkaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2323
+1 −6 =10
17 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+1 −8 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJari JarvenpaaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2187
+8 −3 =4
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMika KarttunenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2497
+3 −6 =5
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Finland
#19
out of 813 players
Europe
#2,902
in continent
World
#4,338
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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