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Haataja, Riku
🇫🇮FIDE 503355· Male· Finland· Born in 1971
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Riku Haataja, a 55-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2103 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 35 months (2006–2009), 22 months (2014–2016), 14 months (2016–2018) and 22 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5. His peak of 2178 was reached at age 38 (Jan 2009); he also reached Finnish #99 in Apr 2022.
Current rating
2103
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2178
−75 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 38
Jan 2009 · age 38
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,147 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Feb 2026
2022
Peak Finnish rank: #99
at age 51 · rated 2144
Apr 2022
13th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2144
Apr 2022
2021
20th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2144
Dec 2021
2020
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2131
Nov 2020
2016
23rd Finnish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2141
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2109 → 2103
Tournaments
3
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #74 | 2015 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #38 | 2884 | +9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #67 | 1873 | -12.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#137
out of 813 players
Europe
#11,001
in continent
World
#15,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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