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Kaunonen, Jouni
🇫🇮FIDE 504203· Male· Finland· Born in 1952
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Jouni Kaunonen, a 74-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1641. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb, and XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-B. Also played 1 rapid (including Eskilstuna DM 2025 rapid) and 1 blitz events (including XXXIII Heart of Finland Open, Blitz) recently. He took a 28-month break between Mar 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1782 was reached at age 59 (Sep 2011).
Current rating
1641
Standard
Rpd1733·Blz1760
All-time high
1782
−141 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 59
Sep 2011 · age 59
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#131,581
#131,581 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1566 → 1721
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
18th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1566
Jul 2023
2020
44th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1606
Oct 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1606 → returned at 1577
Mar 2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1692 → 1641
Tournaments
12
35 games
Score
10.5/ 3530.0%
9W5D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1136 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1704 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 1863 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1168 | -2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 1968 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1001 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #38 | 1180 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2000 | -3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1005 | -5.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #51 | 1128 | -3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
Rankings
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Finland
#681
out of 813 players
Europe
#89,883
in continent
World
#131,575
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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