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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 1911. She has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Seniorien (S50) SM-turnaus 2026, Naisten SM 2026, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 9. 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
1911
Standard
Rpd1967·Blz1877
All-time high
2077
−166 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 29
Oct 2002 · age 29
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,402
#45,402 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
1945 → 1911
Tournaments
12
59 games
Score
24.5/ 5941.5%
16W17D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #5 | 1952 | +9.8 |
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 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #14 | 1888 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #52 | 1307 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #9 | 1794 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/6 | #178 | 1300 | -30.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#391
out of 813 players
Europe
#33,473
in continent
World
#45,401
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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