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Vehkalahti, Veli

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FIDEFIDE 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 7 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) and 34 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included). 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

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#57,756

#57,756 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1857 → 1914
Sep 2024
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
2014
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1948
May 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — 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).

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Martti Haminan 70-vuotisjuhlaturnaus Group S65
Swiss
Aug 20251/4#81609-30.0
Worst Elo result: Martti Haminan 70-vuotisjuhlaturnaus Group S65 (-30.0 Elo, finished #8).

Rankings

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Finland
#458
out of 806 players
Europe
#42,283
in continent
World
#57,756
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
5
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
458🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Veli1,863
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
42283🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Veli1,863
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
57756🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Veli1,863