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Salmenkivi, Eero

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FIDEFIDE 516139· Male· Finland· Born in 1958

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Eero Salmenkivi, a 68-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2089 — just 3 short of his peak of 2092 (Aug 2025, age 67) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +39 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: ESK itsenaisyyspaivan turnaus 2025, Ryhma A and Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025. He took a 29-month break between Oct 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included).

Current rating

2089

Standard

Rpd2103·Blz2018

All-time high

2092

−3 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 67

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,417 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
8th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2092
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2092
at age 67 · −3 from today
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+73 Elo)
1975 → 2048
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2035 → returned at 1986
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025
perf 2396 (+304) · 6.5/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Sauli Tiitta 2,157
Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025 · Jun 2025 · +11.8 Elo
Evolution
+39
2050 → 2089
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
9.5/ 1279.2%
8W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSauli Tiitta2,157·Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025·R4·+11.8
2.[W]vsVille Ketola2,112·Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025·R6·+10.6
3.[W]vsHeini PuuskaWFM1,945·Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025·R3·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
ESK itsenaisyyspaivan turnaus 2025, Ryhma A
Swiss
Dec 20253/5#62061-3.2
Seniorien S50 SM-turnaus 2025
Swiss
Jun 20256.5/7#12396+42.4

Rankings

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Finland
#152
out of 806 players
Europe
#11,951
in continent
World
#16,417
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
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
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
152🇫🇮Salmenkivi, Eero2,089
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
11951🇫🇮Salmenkivi, Eero2,089
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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