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Patola, Eero
🇫🇮FIDE 504092· Male· Finland· Born in 1950
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Eero Patola, a 76-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1779. He has slipped back 77 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ESK itsenaisyyspaivan turnaus 2025, Ryhma B, World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65, and EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus. Also played 2 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026 S65) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2002 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2012 was reached at age 52 (Jan 2002).
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd1809·Blz1669
All-time high
2012
−233 pts below
Jan 2002 · age 52
Jan 2002 · age 52
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
24 entries2026
12th Finnish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1785
May 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 75
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+104 Elo)
1783 → 1887
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Oct 2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Jul 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-77
1856 → 1779
Tournaments
7
50 games
Score
19.5/ 5039.0%
10W19D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsWolfgang Steinbach1,797·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R5·-11.2
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #190 | 1764 | -6.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1741 | -28.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/11 | #158 | 1766 | -25.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/9 | #72 | 1816 | -11.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 1921 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0/5 | #16 | 1149 | -41.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/7 | #2 | 2031 | +32.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEsa Auvinen
🇫🇮FIN
+5 −1 =17
23 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsPetri Saharinen
🇫🇮FIN·1804
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsMartti Kukkonen
🇫🇮FIN·1656
+10 −0 =2
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsTomi Tocklin
🇫🇮FIN·1848
+0 −2 =9
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsJuhani Pitkanen
🇫🇮FIN·1688
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met Jun 2019
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Rankings
/
Finland
#556
out of 813 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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