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Koskinen, Veikko
🇫🇮FIDE 503380· Male· Finland· Born in 1946
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Veikko Koskinen, a 80-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1870. He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 20 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6. His peak of 2023 was reached at age 55 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
1870
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1869
All-time high
2023
−153 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 55
Jul 2001 · age 55
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,831
#55,831 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
500 career games
at age 79
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1870 → 1938
Mar 2024
2023
7th Finnish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1902
Dec 2023
2017
10th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2006
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1891 → 1870
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
11/ 2642.3%
4W14D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/7 | #175 | 1945 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1976 | +1.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #46 | 1216 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #32 | 1052 | -9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1982 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #8 | 1830 | -4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2055 | +9.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/8 | #81 | 1826 | -26.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEsa Auvinen
🇫🇮FIN
+1 −0 =10
11 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsEero Patola
🇫🇮FIN·1779
+3 −1 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsTuomo Pasanen
🇫🇮FIN·2046
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsTom Smeds
🇫🇮FIN·1777
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsRisto Karttinen
🇫🇮FIN·1897
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Finland
#443
out of 813 players
Europe
#40,981
in continent
World
#55,830
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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