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Nyback, Tomi
GM🇫🇮FIDE 503142· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Tomi Nyback, a 41-year-old Finnish Grandmaster, is rated 2601 and ranked 1st among Finnish players, and 151st worldwide. He has held steady between 2600 and 2625 for 6 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). 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 5 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 3 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2656 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2011); he also reached World #71 in Apr 2009 and has been Finnish #1 for 209 months and counting.
Awarded GM in 2003 (age 18) and IM in 2001 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #16 in U20, World #24 in U18 and World #23 in U16.
Current rating
2601
Standard
Rpd2561·Blz2529
All-time high
2656
−55 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 26
Jan 2011 · age 26
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Finnish players · of 749
#1 nationally since Apr 2003
#1 nationally since Apr 2003
Career timeline
27 entries2026
209 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 209 months · since Apr 2003
Jun 2026
16th 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2601
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2600
at age 41
Jan 2026
2019
1,000 career games
at age 34
Dec 2019
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2576 → returned at 2573
Dec 2019
2015
Re-crossed 2600
at age 30
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
2594 → 2601
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
14.5/ 1880.6%
12W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #36 | 2524 | -1.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 2495 | -2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 3103 | +3.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #66 | 3145 | +3.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3075 | +2.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/5 | #129 | 2692 | +3.7 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2594 | +0.1 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #41 | 2493 | -2.7 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKaido KulaotsGM
🇪🇪EST·2459
+9 −4 =7
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArturs NeiksansGM
🇱🇻LAT·2555
+3 −2 =11
16 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMeelis KanepGM
🇪🇪EST·2369
+5 −1 =6
12 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAleksandr VolodinGM
🇪🇪EST·2470
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNikita MeshkovsGM
🇱🇻LAT·2543
+4 −1 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Finland
#1
out of 813 players
Europe
#81
in continent
World
#151
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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