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Makela, Krister

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FIDEFIDE 513300· Male· Finland· Born in 1979

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Krister Makela, a 47-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1754 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and took a 66-month break between Mar 2020 and Oct 2025 (COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6.

Current rating

1754

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1754

at best
Apr 2026 · age 47

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#91,237

#91,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
44th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1754
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1754
at age 47
Apr 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 45
Mar 2024
2020
51st Finnish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1551
Oct 2020
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 1551 → returned at 1749
Mar 2020
2019
50th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1538
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tapio Julkunen 1,926
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7 · Feb 2026 · +9.4 Elo
Evolution
+23
1731 → 1754
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
1W2D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#291908+5.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#241926+9.6
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 6
Team
Jan 20260/1#391174-10.8
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2
Team
Sep 20251/2#301906+18.0

Rankings

/
Finland
#582
out of 813 players
Europe
#65,251
in continent
World
#91,235
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
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
582🇫🇮Makela, Krister1,754
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
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
65251🇫🇮Makela, Krister1,754
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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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
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91235🇫🇮Makela, Krister1,754