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TK
Terasalo, Kari
🇫🇮FIDE 506621· Male· Finland· Born in 1949
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Kari Terasalo, a 77-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1798. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2024 and Oct 2025. Recent appearances: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 5 and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 1-3. His peak of 1941 was reached at age 63 (May 2012).
Current rating
1798
Standard
Rpd1735·Blz1863
All-time high
1941
−143 pts below
May 2012 · age 63
May 2012 · age 63
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#76,990
#76,990 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
15th Finnish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1798
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+97 Elo)
1693 → 1790
Jan 2025
2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1790 → returned at 1784
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2024
2022
12th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1775
Apr 2022
2016
100 career games
at age 67
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+8
1790 → 1798
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2714 | +13.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #35 | 1147 | -5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEero Patola
🇫🇮FIN·1779
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsPetri Saharinen
🇫🇮FIN·1804
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsSeppo Tiensuu
🇫🇮FIN·1585
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsEsa Auvinen
🇫🇮FIN
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsAntti Pihlajamaki
🇫🇮FIN·1894
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jun 2018
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Rankings
/
Finland
#531
out of 813 players
Europe
#55,727
in continent
World
#76,989
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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