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Salmelin, Aaro
🇫🇮FIDE 512834· Male· Finland· Born in 2000
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Aaro Salmelin, a 26-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2106 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 4-5, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 Round 1-3.
At junior level, he reached #5, #5 and #5 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2106
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz1983
All-time high
2106
at best
Mar 2026 · age 26
Mar 2026 · age 26
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,855 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 2106
at age 26
Mar 2026
2025
27th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2103
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2025
2020
5th Finnish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2049
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2049 → returned at 2061
Apr 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+10
2096 → 2106
Tournaments
3
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2214 | +5.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 2049 | -2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #51 | 2215 | +7.2 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#136
out of 806 players
Europe
#10,791
in continent
World
#14,855
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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