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Laitinen, Jarmo
🇫🇮FIDE 507598· Male· Finland· Born in 1952
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Jarmo Laitinen, a 74-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1838 — just 4 short of his peak of 1842 (Mar 2024, age 72). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 63 months (2013–2019), 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Gambiitin elokelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus 2025 Group B.
Current rating
1838
Standard
Rpd1836·Blz—
All-time high
1842
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#64,828
#64,828 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
24th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1838
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1736 → 1842
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 72 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1842 → returned at 1838
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1736 → returned at 1842
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1842 → 1838
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 1968 | -4.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#490
out of 806 players
Europe
#47,322
in continent
World
#64,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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