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Niemi, Kalle

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FIDEFIDE 504378· Male· Finland· Born in 1986

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Kalle Niemi, a 40-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2301 and ranked 17th among Finnish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2300 and 2350 for 3 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent appearances: Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus Group A and XXXIII Heart of Finland Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including XXXIII Heart of Finland Open, Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2010–2011), 19 months (2011–2013) and 30 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2357 was reached at age 31 (Mar 2017, Finnish #11 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2008 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2301

Standard

Rpd2237·Blz2262

All-time high

2357

−56 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 31

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#17

#17 · Finnish players · of 744

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2308 → returned at 2302
Jan 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 36
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 36
Aug 2022
2017
Peak Finnish rank: #11
at age 31 · rated 2357
Mar 2017
All-time peak 2357
at age 31 · −56 from today
Mar 2017
2011
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2314 → returned at 2326
Nov 2011

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Platon GalperinGM 2,506
XXXIII Heart of Finland Open · Jul 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
-7
2308 → 2301
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W3D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsToni Ponnio2,078·XXXIII Heart of Finland Open·R9·-15.7
2.[L]vsVilka SipilaIM2,484·Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus Group A·R3·-5.2
3.[L]vsKaido KulaotsGM2,504·XXXIII Heart of Finland Open·R7·-4.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus Group A
Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#72267-1.4
XXXIII Heart of Finland Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#322262-5.6

Rankings

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Finland
#17
out of 806 players
Europe
#2,692
in continent
World
#4,053
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
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2,363
9
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10
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2,342
...
17🇫🇮Niemi, Kalle2,301
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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