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Sarsa, Erkki
🇫🇮FIDE 509124· Male· Finland· Born in 1959
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Erkki Sarsa, a 67-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1865. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2022–2023) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 5. His peak of 1914 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1865
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1914
−49 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#57,203
#57,203 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2025
24th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1914
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1856 → 1914
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1914
at age 65 · −49 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1914
Mar 2024
2023
36th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1883
Dec 2023
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Oct 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-49
1914 → 1865
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
2W0D4L
Top 1 win
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1134 | -12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | 1291 | -8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #21 | 990 | -27.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #12 | 1920 | +0.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#454
out of 806 players
Europe
#41,884
in continent
World
#57,203
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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