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Lehtonen, Jari
🇫🇮FIDE 517054· Male· Finland· Born in 1977
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Jari Lehtonen, a 49-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1628 — his current career high. He is rising rapidly, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vaasan ELO-kelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus B-ryhma, Paul Morantin 80-vuotisjuhlaturnaus B, and Porin turnaus Group B.
Current rating
1628
Standard
Rpd1433·Blz—
All-time high
1628
at best
Jun 2026 · age 49
Jun 2026 · age 49
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#136,398
#136,398 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+85 Elo)
1543 → 1628
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1628
at age 49
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 49
Jan 2026
2024
54th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 1619
Sep 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 47
Aug 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+85
1543 → 1628
Tournaments
4
15 games
Score
7/ 1546.7%
6W2D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1768 | +27.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1591 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #15 | 1821 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #11 | 2034 | +31.2 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Finland
#689
out of 813 players
Europe
#92,557
in continent
World
#136,390
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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