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Makela, Lauri
🇫🇮FIDE 507415· Male· Finland· Born in 1979
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Lauri Makela, a 47-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2102 — just 17 short of his peak of 2119 (Nov 2025, age 46) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 8-9.
Current rating
2102
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2119
−17 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 46
Nov 2025 · age 46
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
18th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2119
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2119
at age 46 · −17 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Dec 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 43
Oct 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 43
May 2022
17th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2117
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
2110 → 2102
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
1W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #79 | 1910 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1951 | -3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 2109 | -0.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | 2210 | +5.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #37 | 2161 | +2.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#138
out of 813 players
Europe
#11,066
in continent
World
#15,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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