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Niemi, Olavi

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#43,815

#43,815 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
XXXIII Heart of Finland Open
perf 2006 (+94) · 5/8 · #31
Top opponent
vs Juha Riipinen 2,021
XXXIII Heart of Finland Open · Jul 2025 · +13.0 Elo
Evolution
+31
1887 → 1918
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
7W2D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJuha Riipinen2,021·XXXIII Heart of Finland Open·R6·+13.0
2.[W]vsTero Penttila1,984·XXXIII Heart of Finland Open·R9·+12.0
3.[W]vsJouni Soppela1,976·XXXIII Heart of Finland Open·R7·+11.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
XLV Jyvaskylan Talven turnaus, Ryhma-A
Swiss
Jan 20263/5#61959+7.0
XXXIII Heart of Finland Open
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/8#312006+24.4

Rankings

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Finland
#382
out of 806 players
Europe
#32,302
in continent
World
#43,815
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
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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2,344
10
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2,342
...
382🇫🇮Niemi, Olavi1,918
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
32302🇫🇮Niemi, Olavi1,918
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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43815🇫🇮Niemi, Olavi1,918