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Kotilainen, Ari
🇫🇮FIDE 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 1 rapid event (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
Rpd1887·Blz—
All-time high
2098
−196 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 40
Jan 2008 · age 40
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
1924 → 1902
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #12 | 1851 | -1.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1900 | -0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 1026 | -12.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1659 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/9 | #14 | 1913 | -1.8 |
Rankings
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Finland
#411
out of 813 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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