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Karvinen, Kimmo
🇫🇮FIDE 504742· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Kimmo Karvinen, a 41-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1949. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 69 months (2007–2013) and 12 months (2025–2026). Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 7. Also played 1 rapid (including HSL Loppiaisturnaus) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently. His peak of 2127 was reached at age 31 (Nov 2016).
At junior level, he reached #5 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1949
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1962
All-time high
2127
−178 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 31
Nov 2016 · age 31
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#36,861
#36,861 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
30th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1989
May 2026
2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1987 → returned at 1989
Feb 2025
2022
11th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 2120
Apr 2022
2020
32nd Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2103
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 34
Oct 2019
2016
All-time peak 2127
at age 31 · −178 from today
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-38
1987 → 1949
Tournaments
2
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/4 | #16 | 1560 | -39.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2426 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommi LuukkonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2230
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+0 −11 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsHeini Rinne
🇫🇮FIN·1879
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan RistojaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2181
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsAnastasia KeinanenWIM
🇫🇮FIN·2259
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
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Finland
#327
out of 813 players
Europe
#27,242
in continent
World
#36,860
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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