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Virtanen, Teemu

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FIDEFIDE 509850· Male· Finland· Born in 1999

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Teemu Virtanen, a 27-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2270 and ranked 24th among Finnish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 7 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2026 Dreaming King Open, 2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master, and 2025 San Diego Open - Elite. He took a 79-month break between Feb 2019 and Oct 2025. His peak of 2326 was reached at age 19 (Sep 2018); he also reached Finnish #15 in Dec 2018.

Awarded FM in 2017 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.

Current rating

2270

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2184

All-time high

2326

−56 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 19

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#24

#24 · Finnish players · of 749

Career timeline

21 entries
2019
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 2284 → returned at 2278
Feb 2019
1st Finnish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2326
Jan 2019
2018
Peak Finnish rank: #15
at age 19 · rated 2326
Dec 2018
All-time peak 2326
at age 19 · −56 from today
Sep 2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 19
Aug 2018
2017
1st Finnish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2302
Aug 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mark HeimannGM 2,518
2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master · Jan 2026 · +6.1 Elo
Evolution
-14
2284 → 2270
Tournaments
4
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
9W7D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPaul Y Iinuma2,034·2026 Dreaming King Open·R1·-15.9
2.[L]vsDavid Gasparyan2,261·2026 Dreaming King Open·R6·-10.3
3.[L]vsSebastian Lukas KostolanskyIM2,434·2025 Southern California Open·R5·-5.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2026 Dreaming King Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/6#92175-13.2
2026 Cornerstone New Year's Classic - Master
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#72314+7.6
2025 San Diego Open - Elite
Open Swiss
Oct 20253.5/5#92238-1.8
2025 Southern California Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20252/4#192223-6.2

Rankings

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Finland
#24
out of 813 players
Europe
#3,444
in continent
World
#5,096
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
🇫🇮Lahdelma, HenriFollow Henri LahdelmaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
24🇫🇮Virtanen, Teemu2,270
Europe
1
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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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
3444🇫🇮Virtanen, Teemu2,270
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5096🇫🇮Virtanen, Teemu2,270