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Tuominen, Tanja
WIM🇫🇮FIDE 502340· Female· Finland· Born in 1979
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Tanja Tuominen, a 47-year-old Finnish Woman International Master, is rated 2061 and sitting in the top 4% of women worldwide. She is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, and Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7. Also played 3 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. She had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 15 months (2008–2009), 13 months (2010–2011) and 13 months (2018–2019). Her peak of 2166 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2002).
Previously known as Tanja Rantanen (until Jan 2009). Awarded WIM in 2001 (age 22) and WFM in 2001 (age 22).
Current rating
2061
Standard
Rpd2026·Blz2022
All-time high
2166
−105 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 23
Jan 2002 · age 23
Activity
38
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#966 · women worldwide · of 23,136
Career timeline
23 entries2026
21st Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2075
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
2024 → 2076
Dec 2025
2022
19th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2080
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2081
Aug 2018
2015
26th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2109
Oct 2015
2014
35th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2115
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2030 → 2061
Tournaments
11
32 games
Score
16.5/ 3251.6%
16W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #8 | 2157 | +11.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2538 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #44 | 2821 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #35 | 1763 | -25.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #110 | 1190 | -11.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #13 | 2061 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #18 | 2186 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #61 | 2207 | +34.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 2772 | +8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2152 | +6.8 |
Rankings
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Finland
#181
out of 813 players
Europe
#14,251
in continent
World
#19,461
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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