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Hietala, Kai
🇫🇮FIDE 512419· Male· Finland· Born in 1975
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Kai Hietala, a 51-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1903 — just 9 short of his peak of 1912 (Feb 2025, age 50). He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 14-month break between Sep 2021 and Dec 2022. Recent appearances: Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kai Hietalan 50-vuotisturnaus) recently.
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd1869·Blz1879
All-time high
1912
−9 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 50
Feb 2025 · age 50
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
44th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1912
Jan 2026
2025
34th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1912
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1912
at age 50 · −9 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+92 Elo)
1807 → 1899
Dec 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Feb 2023
2021
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1833
Sep 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1912 → 1903
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
1W4D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 1910 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #24 | 1105 | -9.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJukka Peltomaa
🇫🇮FIN·1951
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsHeimo Ukkonen
🇫🇮FIN·1719
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsMatti Sassi
🇫🇮FIN·1885
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKaarlo Jylha-Ollila
🇫🇮FIN·1778
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Finland
#409
out of 813 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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