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Iivonen, Markku
🇫🇮FIDE 506940· Male· Finland· Born in 1980
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Markku Iivonen, a 46-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2034. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 16 months (2022–2023) and 15 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: 40th European Club Cup (open) and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3. His peak of 2130 was reached at age 38 (Oct 2018).
Current rating
2034
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2130
−96 pts below
Oct 2018 · age 38
Oct 2018 · age 38
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,725
#22,725 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
25th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2034
Jun 2026
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2087 → returned at 2078
Dec 2023
21st Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2099
Nov 2023
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2093 → returned at 2099
May 2022
2019
13th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2130
Jul 2019
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2075 → 2130
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
2078 → 2034
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
1.5/ 721.4%
1W1D5L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/6 | #595 | 1895 | -31.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #94 | 1182 | -12.6 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#213
out of 813 players
Europe
#16,726
in continent
World
#22,725
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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