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Paajala, Niki
🇫🇮FIDE 505285· Male· Finland· Born in 1985
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Niki Paajala, a 41-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2029 — just 7 short of his peak of 2036 (Feb 2026, age 41). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Apr 2015 and Aug 2016. Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 9, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 8, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 7.
Current rating
2029
Standard
Rpd1970·Blz1955
All-time high
2036
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 41
Feb 2026 · age 41
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#23,321
#23,321 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
25th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2036
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2036
at age 41 · −7 from today
Feb 2026
2025
19th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2028
Dec 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 40
Mar 2025
2020
49th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1969
Oct 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
1916 → 1988
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+18
2011 → 2029
Tournaments
6
7 games
Score
5/ 771.4%
4W2D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | — | +4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1147 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2764 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2230 | +7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2107 | +2.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#218
out of 806 players
Europe
#17,184
in continent
World
#23,321
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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