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Paakkonen, Timo
FM🇫🇮FIDE 502995· Male· Finland· Born in 1969
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Timo Paakkonen, a 57-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2259 and ranked 28th among Finnish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year. 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 blitz event (including Estonian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He took a 23-month break between Jul 2001 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2310 was reached at age 44 (Apr 2013); he also reached Finnish #23 in Feb 2026.
Awarded FM in 2011 (age 42).
Current rating
2259
Standard
Rpd2171·Blz2188
All-time high
2310
−51 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 44
Apr 2013 · age 44
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Finnish players · of 749
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Peak Finnish rank: #23
at age 57 · rated 2280
Feb 2026
2nd Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2280
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
2230 → 2280
Feb 2026
2024
10th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2230
Dec 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Feb 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2233 → 2259
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
6W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2224 | -2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 1936 | -17.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2897 | +11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #8 | 3008 | +16.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2436 | +10.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2984 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Finland
#28
out of 813 players
Europe
#3,735
in continent
World
#5,491
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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