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Suomalainen, Erkki
🇫🇮FIDE 502898· Male· Finland· Born in 1963
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Erkki Suomalainen, a 63-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2113 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between May 2023 and Nov 2024. Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5. His peak of 2202 was reached at age 52 (Feb 2015); he also reached Finnish #76 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
2113
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2202
−89 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 52
Feb 2015 · age 52
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,217 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2024
13th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2149
Apr 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2141
May 2023
2022
Peak Finnish rank: #76
at age 59 · rated 2181
Apr 2022
10th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2181
Apr 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Feb 2017
2015
9th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2202
Feb 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2111 → 2113
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 2146 | +1.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#132
out of 806 players
Europe
#10,315
in continent
World
#14,217
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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