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Pelander, Pauliina
🇫🇮FIDE 516449· Female· Finland· Born in 1991
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Pauliina Pelander, a 35-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1906 — just 18 short of her peak of 1924 (Feb 2026, age 35). She is on a steady climb with +44 Elo over the past 12 months. 57 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma, Naisten SM 2026, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. She took a 55-month break between Jul 2018 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1906
Standard
Rpd1790·Blz1826
All-time high
1924
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 35
Feb 2026 · age 35
Activity
40
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,659
#46,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
72nd Finnish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 1924
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1924
at age 35 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 34
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1659 → 1848
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 33
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 33
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+54
1852 → 1906
Tournaments
12
53 games
Score
26/ 5349.1%
24W8D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 2020 | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #7 | 1813 | -25.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #104 | 1169 | -8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #13 | 2052 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #22 | 1864 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2631 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2109 | +12.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2190 | +27.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #7 | 1924 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #6 | 2598 | +15.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#401
out of 813 players
Europe
#34,379
in continent
World
#46,658
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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