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Pihlajasalo, Hannu
🇫🇮FIDE 502456· Male· Finland· Born in 1977
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Hannu Pihlajasalo, a 49-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2145 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 42-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. His peak of 2280 was reached at age 34 (Mar 2011); he also reached Finnish #40 in Jul 2011.
Current rating
2145
Standard
Rpd2156·Blz2040
All-time high
2280
−135 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 34
Mar 2011 · age 34
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,628 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
13th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2145
May 2026
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2150
Mar 2020
2018
13th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2184
Oct 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Apr 2016
2013
100 career games
at age 36
Mar 2013
2011
Peak Finnish rank: #40
at age 34 · rated 2277
Jul 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2138 → 2145
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
1W8D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #48 | 2053 | -3.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #72 | 2041 | -3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2323 | +9.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #16 | 2242 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #52 | 2087 | -2.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#101
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,337
in continent
World
#11,628
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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