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Kekalainen, Timo
🇫🇮FIDE 514560· Male· Finland· Born in 1989
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Timo Kekalainen, a 37-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1983 — just 3 short of his peak of 1986 (Oct 2025, age 36). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2022 and Oct 2023. 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 4-5.
Current rating
1983
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1986
−3 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 36
Oct 2025 · age 36
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,289
#30,289 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
25th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1986
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1986
at age 36 · −3 from today
Oct 2025
2024
38th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1980
Nov 2024
2022
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1896 → returned at 1907
Apr 2022
2018
Best 12-month gain (+81 Elo)
1823 → 1904
Nov 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 28
Aug 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1981 → 1983
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W2D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1988 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #51 | 1164 | -11.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2162 | +4.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#277
out of 806 players
Europe
#22,380
in continent
World
#30,289
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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