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Ristoja, Samu
🇫🇮FIDE 504025· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Samu Ristoja, a 41-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2202 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2170 and 2205 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13. Also played 1 rapid event (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 1-3) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2004–2006) and 15 months (2008–2009). His peak of 2259 was reached at age 32 (May 2017, Finnish #45 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2202
Standard
Rpd2195·Blz2118
All-time high
2259
−57 pts below
May 2017 · age 32
May 2017 · age 32
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,044 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2026
9th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2205
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Mar 2026
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
May 2022
2017
Peak Finnish rank: #45
at age 32 · rated 2259
May 2017
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
2146 → 2259
May 2017
All-time peak 2259
at age 32 · −57 from today
May 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
2186 → 2202
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
9W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #60 | 2078 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 2225 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2938 | +15.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #44 | 2059 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2899 | +15.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#61
out of 806 players
Europe
#5,637
in continent
World
#8,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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