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Syvalahti, Heikki

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FIDEFIDE 502901· Male· Finland· Born in 1961

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Heikki Syvalahti, a 65-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1973. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Seniorien (S50) SM-turnaus 2026, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 6. Also played 1 rapid event (including HSL Loppiaisturnaus) recently. His peak of 2087 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2018).

Current rating

1973

Standard

Rpd1942·Blz1962

All-time high

2087

114 pts below
Jan 2018 · age 57

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#32,077

#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2022
19th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2055
Apr 2022
2018
All-time peak 2087
at age 57 · −114 from today
Jan 2018
2017
21st Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2082
Sep 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 55
Nov 2016
27th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2077
Mar 2016
2014
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Aug 2014

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
Seniorien (S50) SM-turnaus 2026 · May 2026 · +3.2 Elo
Evolution
+36
19371973
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
6W7D1L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Swiss
May 20264/7#41995+7.6
Team
Mar 20261/1#22664+7.4
Team
Feb 20261/1#32698+9.0
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#141738-5.6
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#141912-1.2
Team
Sep 20251/1#102714+9.4
Team
Sep 20251.5/2#52134+10.4
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

Rankings

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Finland
#288
out of 813 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Finland
1
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2
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3
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2,495
4
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2,465
5
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
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2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
288🇫🇮Syvalahti, Heikki1,973
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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23715🇫🇮Syvalahti, Heikki1,973
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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32076🇫🇮Syvalahti, Heikki1,973