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Ristoja, Jan
FM🇫🇮FIDE 503673· Male· Finland· Born in 1975
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Jan Ristoja, a 51-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2181 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 17 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). 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. Also played 1 blitz event (including Estonian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2341 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2004, Finnish #25 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2003 (age 28).
Current rating
2181
Standard
Rpd2148·Blz2233
All-time high
2341
−160 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 29
Jul 2004 · age 29
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,232 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
12th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2197
Jan 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Mar 2024
2022
8th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2240
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2230 → returned at 2244
Jul 2020
2019
6th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2258
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+11
2170 → 2181
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2192 | +2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #60 | 1856 | -15.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #34 | 2095 | -4.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #9 | 2917 | +17.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #22 | 2338 | +8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+0 −20 =2
22 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsVilka SipilaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2465
+1 −16 =1
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsAku SalonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+2 −10 =4
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsHelge Ruotanen
🇫🇮FIN·1972
+12 −0 =0
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsHenri LahdelmaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2366
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Finland
#72
out of 813 players
Europe
#6,515
in continent
World
#9,232
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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