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Vehkalahti, Veli
🇫🇮FIDE 503169· Male· Finland· Born in 1946
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Veli Vehkalahti, a 80-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1863. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 8 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 14 months (2004–2006), 14 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2008–2009), 21 months (2009–2011), 28 months (2014–2016), 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Martti Haminan 70-vuotisjuhlaturnaus Group S65. Also played 1 rapid event (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. His peak of 2092 was reached at age 60 (Oct 2006).
Current rating
1863
Standard
Rpd1854·Blz1894
All-time high
2092
−229 pts below
Oct 2006 · age 60
Oct 2006 · age 60
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,771
#57,771 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1857 → 1908
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1857 → returned at 1908
Sep 2023
2022
11th Finnish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1873
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1864 → returned at 1873
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 71
Oct 2017
15th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1948
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-30
1893 → 1863
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/4 | #8 | 1609 | -30.0 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#457
out of 813 players
Europe
#42,347
in continent
World
#57,770
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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