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Salimaki, Janne
FM🇫🇮FIDE 502685· Male· Finland· Born in 1969
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Janne Salimaki, a 57-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2092 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 21 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13. Also played 1 rapid (including Nopean shakin HM-turnaus) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently. His peak of 2226 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2004); he also reached Finnish #68 in Sep 2009.
Awarded FM in 2010 (age 41).
Current rating
2092
Standard
Rpd1979·Blz1859
All-time high
2226
−134 pts below
Apr 2004 · age 35
Apr 2004 · age 35
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,149 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
17th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2092
Jun 2026
2024
27th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2101
Sep 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Apr 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
May 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Nov 2021
2019
27th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2126
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
2075 → 2092
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
4W7D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2188 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2914 | +11.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2219 | +3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #26 | 2244 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #5 | 2060 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #66 | 1401 | -14.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #32 | 2209 | +7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 2005 | -3.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsPekka Kauppala
🇫🇮FIN·2042
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlexey Antonov
🇫🇮FIN·1663
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsMauno Kangas
🇫🇮FIN·1853
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsAku SalonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2025
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vsKimmo Karvinen
🇫🇮FIN·1949
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
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Finland
#146
out of 813 players
Europe
#11,745
in continent
World
#16,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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