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Sjoman, Tapani
🇫🇮FIDE 511129· Male· Finland· Born in 1963
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Tapani Sjoman, a 63-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1977 — just 21 short of his peak of 1998 (Apr 2025, age 62). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Seniorien (S50) SM-turnaus 2026, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11. He took a 56-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2024 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1977
Standard
Rpd1974·Blz1977
All-time high
1998
−21 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 62
Apr 2025 · age 62
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,310
#31,310 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
29th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1998
May 2025
All-time peak 1998
at age 62 · −21 from today
Apr 2025
2020
41st Finnish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1994
Oct 2020
Inactive for 56 months
paused at 1994 → returned at 1990
Mar 2020
Best 12-month gain (+42 Elo)
1953 → 1995
Feb 2020
2018
50th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1983
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
1998 → 1977
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
4.5/ 1140.9%
1W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/7 | #6 | 1919 | -11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2096 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 1433 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #51 | 2074 | +2.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #96 | 1107 | -12.4 |
Rankings
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Finland
#281
out of 813 players
Europe
#23,155
in continent
World
#31,309
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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