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Salopaa, Tero
🇫🇮FIDE 508284· Male· Finland· Born in 1963
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Tero Salopaa, a 63-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2041. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 4. Also played 1 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently. His peak of 2128 was reached at age 53 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
2041
Standard
Rpd2069·Blz1962
All-time high
2128
−87 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 53
Nov 2016 · age 53
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#21,850
#21,850 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
23rd Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2041
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2036 → returned at 2041
Nov 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Mar 2024
2023
27th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2046
Oct 2023
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2024 → returned at 2046
Nov 2019
2016
26th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2128
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+5
2036 → 2041
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
2W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2652 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#206
out of 813 players
Europe
#16,059
in continent
World
#21,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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