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Taipale, Marko
🇫🇮FIDE 512133· Male· Finland· Born in 1972
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Marko Taipale, a 54-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1908. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017), 17 months (2017–2018) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 9, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 2-5. His peak of 1943 was reached at age 52 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1908
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1943
−35 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52
Mar 2024 · age 52
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#46,200
#46,200 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2025
44th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1935
Oct 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1905 → 1943
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1943
at age 52 · −35 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1935
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 50
Oct 2022
29th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1908
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-35
1943 → 1908
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
2W0D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2597 | +7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #3 | 1909 | +0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/3 | #38 | 1081 | -35.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | 1203 | -8.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#397
out of 806 players
Europe
#34,018
in continent
World
#46,200
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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