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Kotilainen, Ari

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FIDEFIDE 506982· Male· Finland· Born in 1968

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Ari Kotilainen, a 58-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1902. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 9, Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8. Also played 2 rapid events (including Kai Hietalan 50-vuotisturnaus) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2009–2010), 15 months (2010–2012), 18 months (2012–2013) and 17 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2098 was reached at age 40 (Jan 2008).

Current rating

1902

Standard

Rpd1901·Blz—

All-time high

2098

−196 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 40

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#47,648

#47,648 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
48th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1907
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 55
Jun 2023
2022
37th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 1946
Apr 2022
2021
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1946 → returned at 1936
Dec 2021
2020
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
1896 → 1936
Feb 2020
2014
42nd Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2045
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Niklas Jaakkola 2,208
Naantalin turnaus 2025 - Avoin SM · Jun 2025 · +16.8 Elo
Evolution
-22
1924 → 1902
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 9
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#121851-1.4
Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/4#41900-0.8
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8
Team
Jan 20260/1#261026-12.4
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#81659-6.4
Naantalin turnaus 2025 - Avoin SM
Open Swiss
Jun 20255/9#141913-1.8

Rankings

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Finland
#410
out of 806 players
Europe
#35,085
in continent
World
#47,648
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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2,471
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
...
410🇫🇮Kotilainen, Ari1,902
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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35085🇫🇮Kotilainen, Ari1,902
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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47648🇫🇮Kotilainen, Ari1,902