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Jarvela, Jari
🇫🇮FIDE 503924· Male· Finland· Born in 1960
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Jari Jarvela, a 66-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2079 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 19 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 5. His peak of 2260 was reached at age 49 (Sep 2009, Finnish #48 at the time).
Current rating
2079
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2260
−181 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 49
Sep 2009 · age 49
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
11th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2094
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2036 → 2090
Aug 2025
2023
10th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2131
Feb 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Feb 2020
2016
14th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2169
Oct 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 52
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+14
2065 → 2079
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #23 | 1097 | -15.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2838 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2569 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 2040 | -1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1979 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVilka SipilaIM
🇫🇮FIN·2465
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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vsHelge Ruotanen
🇫🇮FIN·1972
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsKalle KiikIM
🇪🇪EST·2334
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsMikko Seppala
🇫🇮FIN·2093
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2013
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Rankings
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Finland
#158
out of 813 players
Europe
#12,708
in continent
World
#17,429
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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