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Niemi, Olavi
🇫🇮FIDE 504831· Male· Finland· Born in 1942
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Olavi Niemi, a 84-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1918. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-A and XXXIII Heart of Finland Open. He had 4 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 19 months (2015–2016), 19 months (2017–2019) and 21 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2064 was reached at age 66 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1918
Standard
Rpd1918·Blz—
All-time high
2064
−146 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 66
Oct 2008 · age 66
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,725
#43,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+31 Elo)
1887 → 1918
Mar 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 81
Aug 2023
2nd Finnish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1959
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1957
Oct 2020
2018
4th Finnish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2017
Jun 2018
2017
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2017 → returned at 1990
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1887 → 1918
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
3/ 560.0%
3W0D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #6 | 1959 | +7.0 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#383
out of 813 players
Europe
#32,253
in continent
World
#43,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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