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Puuska, Heini
WFM🇫🇮FIDE 502324· Female· Finland· Born in 1973
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Heini Puuska, a 53-year-old Finnish Woman FIDE Master, is rated 1901. She has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Naisten SM 2026, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 9, and XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-M. Also played 2 blitz events (including I Open Internacional de Ajedrez de Zaragoza) recently. Her peak of 2077 was reached at age 29 (Oct 2002).
Competes as a woman since 2002. Awarded WFM in 2009 (age 36).
Current rating
1901
Standard
Rpd1967·Blz1877
All-time high
2077
−176 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29
Oct 2002 · age 29
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#47,890
#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
500 career games
at age 53
Jan 2026
2024
49th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1963
Apr 2024
2022
27th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2010
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1995 → returned at 1992
Mar 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1943 → 2000
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-44
1945 → 1901
Tournaments
12
59 games
Score
25.5/ 5943.2%
18W15D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #5 | 1896 | -0.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2122 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #23 | 1826 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 2043 | +16.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #7 | 1924 | +9.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#413
out of 806 players
Europe
#35,262
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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