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Irjala, Arttu
🇫🇮FIDE 514896· Male· Finland· Born in 2005
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Arttu Irjala, a 21-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1978 — just 19 short of his peak of 1997 (Feb 2026, age 21). He is on a steady climb with +60 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma, Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13. Also played 2 rapid (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 1-3) and 1 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #6, #9, #16, #13 and #11 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd1818·Blz1815
All-time high
1997
−19 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 21
Feb 2026 · age 21
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
44th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 1997
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1997
at age 21 · −19 from today
Feb 2026
2025
6th Finnish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1968
Dec 2025
6-month rising streak
+67 Elo
Apr 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 19
Jul 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1950 → 1978
Tournaments
10
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
12W8D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #8 | 2067 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #30 | 1775 | -23.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 1327 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #87 | 1246 | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 6/9 | #4 | 2108 | +34.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #9 | 1873 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2154 | +11.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2734 | +19.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #49 | 2917 | +14.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #62 | 1722 | -15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKonsta Kallunki
🇫🇮FIN·2020
+4 −7 =0
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsEino Polkki
🇫🇮FIN·2017
+5 −6 =0
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsHerman Hietanen
🇫🇮FIN·2173
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsUtu Lappi
🇫🇮FIN·1514
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2023
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vsDiana Vashchenko
🇫🇮FIN·1863
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Finland
#278
out of 813 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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