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Kononen, Keijo
🇫🇮FIDE 503827· Male· Finland· Born in 1978
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Keijo Kononen, a 48-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2225 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2009–2010) and 66 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 8-9. His peak of 2282 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2017); he also reached Finnish #29 in Oct 2022.
Current rating
2225
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2282
−57 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 39
Jan 2017 · age 39
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#6,903 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
100 career games
at age 47
Nov 2025
2024
6th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2261
Feb 2024
2022
Peak Finnish rank: #29
at age 44 · rated 2269
Oct 2022
5th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2269
Oct 2022
2017
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2269
Mar 2017
All-time peak 2282
at age 39 · −57 from today
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2222 → 2225
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
3W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2215 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 2231 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #25 | 1965 | -14.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #81 | 2097 | -6.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 3097 | +24.0 |
Rankings
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Finland
#46
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,763
in continent
World
#6,903
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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