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Valpas, Jami
🇫🇮FIDE 517046· Male· Finland· Born in 2009
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Jami Valpas, a 17-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2111 — just 1 short of his peak of 2112 (Dec 2025, age 16) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +117 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8, Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - B, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 7. Also played 3 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 2nd Blitz Tournament) recently.
At junior level, he reached #3, #2, #3, #4 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd1749·Blz1949
All-time high
2112
−1 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 16
Dec 2025 · age 16
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,376 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Apr 2026
3rd Finnish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2112
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2112
at age 16 · −1 from today
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Aug 2025
2nd Finnish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2044
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+136
1975 → 2111
Tournaments
11
44 games
Score
25.5/ 4458.0%
18W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2877 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #6 | 1979 | -39.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2931 | +20.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1313 | -20.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2082 | +20.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2856 | +23.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #66 | 2142 | +59.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2160 | +7.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #59 | 2044 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #36 | 2052 | +22.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNiklas Jaakkola
🇫🇮FIN·2168
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPessi HeinoCM
🇫🇮FIN·2147
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMaksim S. Sobolev
🇫🇮FIN·1760
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAku SalonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Finland
#133
out of 806 players
Europe
#10,433
in continent
World
#14,376
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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