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Sipila, Markku
🇫🇮FIDE 505846· Male· Finland· Born in 1970
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Markku Sipila, a 56-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1925. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 14 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7. He took a 13-month break between Nov 2009 and Jan 2011. His peak of 2060 was reached at age 39 (Sep 2009).
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz—
All-time high
2060
−135 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 39
Sep 2009 · age 39
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
50th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1933
Mar 2026
2022
32nd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1989
Apr 2022
2020
31st Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2022
Oct 2020
2016
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1955 → 2007
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Sep 2016
100 career games
at age 46
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1945 → 1925
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
5W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1930 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1153 | -9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1984 | +0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1966 | +0.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1848 | -3.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1151 | -9.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #23 | 1920 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1968 | +2.8 |
Rankings
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Finland
#367
out of 813 players
Europe
#31,075
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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