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Holmela, Kari

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FIDEFIDE 505528· Male· Finland· Born in 1956

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Kari Holmela, a 70-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1881. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2011–2012), 14 months (2015–2016), 17 months (2017–2019) and 35 months (2021–2024). Recent appearance: Nordisk for blinde og synshemmede 2025. His peak of 1933 was reached at age 52 (Oct 2008).

Current rating

1881

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1933

−52 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 52

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#52,933

#52,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2022
24th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1824
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1824 → returned at 1852
Dec 2021
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1830
Nov 2017
38th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1846
Oct 2017
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1858 → returned at 1846
Sep 2015
2013
31st Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1873
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Nordisk for blinde og synshemmede 2025
perf 2076 (+195) · 4/5 · #2
Top opponent
vs Ernst Bindzus 1,991
Nordisk for blinde og synshemmede 2025 · Oct 2025 · +13.1 Elo
Evolution
+29
1852 → 1881
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Nordisk for blinde og synshemmede 2025
Swiss
Oct 20254/5#22076+29.2

Rankings

/
Finland
#435
out of 813 players
Europe
#38,912
in continent
World
#52,932
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Finland
1
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2
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3
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4
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2,465
5
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
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2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
435🇫🇮Holmela, Kari1,881
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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38912🇫🇮Holmela, Kari1,881
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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52932🇫🇮Holmela, Kari1,881