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Linden, Lari
🇫🇮FIDE 504920· Male· Finland· Born in 1993
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Lari Linden, a 33-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2178 — just 24 short of his peak of 2202 (Jan 2026, age 33) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2157 and 2202 over the past 2 years. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. He took a 27-month break between Apr 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included). He reached Finnish #62 in Dec 2025.
At junior level, he reached #6, #6 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2178
Standard
Rpd2128·Blz—
All-time high
2202
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 33
Jan 2026 · age 33
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,406 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 33
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2202
at age 33 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Peak Finnish rank: #62
at age 32 · rated 2197
Dec 2025
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2114
Apr 2020
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Oct 2015
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
2188 → 2178
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
3W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2050 | -6.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 2205 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #89 | 1440 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2246 | +5.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #30 | 2169 | -1.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2364 | +9.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRiku Koskinen
🇫🇮FIN·1985
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsHenri Torkkola
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsPekka Riihimaki
🇫🇮FIN·1910
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsKalle NiemiFM
🇫🇮FIN·2301
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Finland
#74
out of 813 players
Europe
#6,644
in continent
World
#9,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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