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Miikkulainen, Jouko
🇫🇮FIDE 508381· Male· Finland· Born in 1952
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Jouko Miikkulainen, a 74-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1690. He has slipped back 49 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eero Patola 75 v avoin eloturnaus C, Michael Lembidakis muistoturnaus Group B, and Seniorien SM 65 (2025). He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2021–2023) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1850 was reached at age 61 (Feb 2013).
Current rating
1690
Standard
Rpd1801·Blz—
All-time high
1850
−160 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 61
Feb 2013 · age 61
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,622
#113,622 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+159 Elo)
1630 → 1789
Dec 2024
20th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1789
Nov 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1739
Feb 2024
2021
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1638 → returned at 1640
Dec 2021
2018
23rd Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1762
May 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 65
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
1739 → 1690
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
4.5/ 1628.1%
3W3D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 1927 | -7.8 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/3 | #20 | 1366 | -45.0 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/6 | #10 | 1773 | +4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEsa Auvinen
🇫🇮FIN
+0 −7 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsMauno Kangas
🇫🇮FIN·1853
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEero Patola
🇫🇮FIN·1779
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsSten Stahle
🇫🇮FIN·1743
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsMartti Kukkonen
🇫🇮FIN·1656
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
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Finland
#642
out of 813 players
Europe
#79,384
in continent
World
#113,618
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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