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Sopanen, Pekka
🇫🇮FIDE 515345· Male· Finland· Born in 1960
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Pekka Sopanen, a 66-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1902 — just 30 short of his peak of 1932 (May 2019, age 59). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2017–2018), 41 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group3 1-2.
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1908·Blz—
All-time high
1932
−30 pts below
May 2019 · age 59
May 2019 · age 59
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
32nd Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1902
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1819 → 1902
Mar 2024
2023
44th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1837
Sep 2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1837 → returned at 1898
Sep 2023
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Mar 2020
Inactive for 41 months
paused at 1819 → returned at 1837
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+7
1895 → 1902
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2581 | +6.8 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#411
out of 813 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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