CChessStats
Format
NS

Nieminen, Samuli

🇫🇮

FIDEFIDE 504955· Male· Finland· Born in 1985

Follow Samuli NieminenTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.

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

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 5%

#11,524 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eeli Asikainen 2,162
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3 · Sep 2025 · +0.5 Elo
Evolution
0
2146 → 2146
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#762162+0.4

Rankings

/
Finland
#100
out of 806 players
Europe
#8,259
in continent
World
#11,524
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
🇫🇮Nyback, TomiFollow Tomi NybackTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,601
2
🇫🇮Karttunen, MikaFollow Mika KarttunenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,503
3
🇫🇮Keinanen, ToivoFollow Toivo KeinanenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,495
4
🇫🇮Sipila, VilkaFollow Vilka SipilaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,471
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
🇫🇮Agopov, MikaelFollow Mikael AgopovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,388
7
🇫🇮Lahdelma, HenriFollow Henri LahdelmaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
🇫🇮Ahvenjarvi, JaniFollow Jani AhvenjarviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
10
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
100🇫🇮Nieminen, Samuli2,146
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
8259🇫🇮Nieminen, Samuli2,146
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
11524🇫🇮Nieminen, Samuli2,146