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Nieminen, Samuli
🇫🇮FIDE 504955· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Samuli Nieminen, a 41-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 34 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3. His peak of 2187 was reached at age 33 (Mar 2018); he also reached Finnish #86 in May 2022.
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2187
−41 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 33
Mar 2018 · age 33
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
14th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2146
May 2026
2022
Peak Finnish rank: #86
at age 37 · rated 2159
May 2022
2021
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 2159 → returned at 2166
Dec 2021
2019
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2156 → returned at 2159
Mar 2019
2018
All-time peak 2187
at age 33 · −41 from today
Mar 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 32
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2146 → 2146
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #76 | 2162 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#99
out of 813 players
Europe
#8,273
in continent
World
#11,544
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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