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Karasmaki, Seppo
🇫🇮FIDE 508225· Male· Finland· Born in 1962
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Seppo Karasmaki, a 64-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1734. He has slipped back 51 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Eero Patola 75 v avoin eloturnaus B, and Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Rapid Tournament) and 2 blitz events (including XXXV Keres Memorial "Remembering Paul Keres" - Blitz Tournament) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1898 was reached at age 48 (May 2010).
Current rating
1734
Standard
Rpd1679·Blz1665
All-time high
1898
−164 pts below
May 2010 · age 48
May 2010 · age 48
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#97,958
#97,958 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1626 → 1797
Feb 2025
2023
55th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1642
Jan 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1642 → returned at 1641
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1642
Dec 2019
2018
56th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1755
Apr 2018
2015
Re-crossed 1800
at age 53
Jun 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1785 → 1734
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
4.5/ 1825.0%
0W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/9 | #233 | 1580 | -40.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1616 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2.5/7 | #8 | 1793 | -1.6 |
Rankings
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Finland
#602
out of 806 players
Europe
#69,539
in continent
World
#97,957
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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