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KJ
Kangasniemi, Jussi
🇫🇮FIDE 504807· Male· Finland· Born in 1963
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Jussi Kangasniemi, a 63-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1889 — just 25 short of his peak of 1914 (Mar 2024, age 61). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 30 months (2011–2013), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 3, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 1-2, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2.
Current rating
1889
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1914
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61
Mar 2024 · age 61
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#50,821
#50,821 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
51st Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1914
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1914
at age 61 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1898
Mar 2024
2023
53rd Finnish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1883
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1874
Dec 2019
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-25
1914 → 1889
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 1137 | -9.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #34 | 1209 | -7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #69 | 1152 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#424
out of 813 players
Europe
#37,407
in continent
World
#50,820
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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