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VJ
Varpanen, Jan
CM🇫🇮FIDE 505218· Male· Finland· Born in 1987
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Jan Varpanen, a 39-year-old Finnish Candidate Master, is rated 2176 — just 22 short of his peak of 2198 (Dec 2023, age 36) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 42-month break between Apr 2008 and Nov 2011. Recent appearances: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11 and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5. He reached Finnish #63 in Aug 2024.
Awarded CM in 2022 (age 35).
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd2109·Blz—
All-time high
2198
−22 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 36
Dec 2023 · age 36
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
100 career games
at age 38
Nov 2025
2024
Peak Finnish rank: #63
at age 37 · rated 2198
Aug 2024
2023
All-time peak 2198
at age 36 · −22 from today
Dec 2023
2022
CM title awardedCM
at age 35
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
May 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-3
2179 → 2176
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 1350 | -11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2325 | +7.6 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#75
out of 813 players
Europe
#6,746
in continent
World
#9,533
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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