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Pitkanen, Ari

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FIDEFIDE 508349· Male· Finland· Born in 1972

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Ari Pitkanen, a 54-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1971. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 30-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3. His peak of 2016 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2024).

Current rating

1971

Standard

Rpd2033·Blz1948

All-time high

2016

−45 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 52

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,466

#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2024
39th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2016
Sep 2024
All-time peak 2016
at age 52 · −45 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 52
Mar 2024
2022
31st Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1976
Oct 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1976
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Petri Pietarinen 1,971
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3 · Sep 2025 · +9.7 Elo
Evolution
-17
1988 → 1971
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#411164-10.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#231981-0.2
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 3
Team
Sep 20251/1#52771+9.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2
Team
Sep 20250.5/2#511676-15.8
Worst Elo result: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2 (-15.8 Elo, finished #51).

Rankings

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Finland
#294
out of 813 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,497
3
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2,495
4
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2,465
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
🇫🇮Ahvenjarvi, JaniFollow Jani AhvenjarviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
10
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
294🇫🇮Pitkanen, Ari1,971
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
24010🇫🇮Pitkanen, Ari1,971
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
32465🇫🇮Pitkanen, Ari1,971