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Nivala, Tuomas
🇫🇮FIDE 503665· Male· Finland· Born in 1978
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Tuomas Nivala, a 48-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2212 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 32-month break between Apr 2009 and Jan 2012. 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. His peak of 2259 was reached at age 39 (Mar 2017); he also reached Finnish #32 in Oct 2024.
Current rating
2212
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz2138
All-time high
2259
−47 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 39
Mar 2017 · age 39
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#7,547 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2024
Peak Finnish rank: #32
at age 46 · rated 2255
Oct 2024
6th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2255
Oct 2024
2023
5th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2249
Aug 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Mar 2019
2017
All-time peak 2259
at age 39 · −47 from today
Mar 2017
2014
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Aug 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2231 → 2212
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
1W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 2074 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 2144 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2222 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #27 | 2086 | -8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #83 | 2337 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#56
out of 813 players
Europe
#5,255
in continent
World
#7,547
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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