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Vainio, Valo
🇫🇮FIDE 507270· Male· Finland· Born in 1981
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Valo Vainio, a 45-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2160 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 44-month break between Jan 2019 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5. His peak of 2217 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2008); he also reached Finnish #70 in Jan 2023.
Current rating
2160
Standard
Rpd2108·Blz—
All-time high
2217
−57 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 27
Jan 2008 · age 27
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,566 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
100 career games
at age 44
Nov 2025
9th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2178
Sep 2025
2023
Peak Finnish rank: #70
at age 42 · rated 2192
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 44 months
paused at 2162 → returned at 2181
Jan 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 37
Jan 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 36
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-18
2178 → 2160
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
1.5/ 530.0%
1W1D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2874 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2265 | +3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #95 | 1370 | -10.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #111 | 1392 | -19.2 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#92
out of 813 players
Europe
#7,531
in continent
World
#10,566
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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