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Vuorisalo, Veli-Matti
🇫🇮FIDE 504998· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Veli-Matti Vuorisalo, a 41-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2165 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 20-month break between Jan 2007 and Oct 2008. Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6. His peak of 2240 was reached at age 38 (May 2023, Finnish #42 at the time).
At junior level, he reached #3 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2165
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2240
−75 pts below
May 2023 · age 38
May 2023 · age 38
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,225 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
11th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2177
Mar 2026
2023
Peak Finnish rank: #42
at age 38 · rated 2240
Jun 2023
All-time peak 2240
at age 38 · −75 from today
May 2023
2019
Crossed 2200
at age 34
Nov 2019
2017
100 career games
at age 32
Jan 2017
2007
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2165
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+3
2162 → 2165
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1337 | -11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2837 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 2026 | -1.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2852 | +6.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 2177 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#88
out of 806 players
Europe
#7,282
in continent
World
#10,225
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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