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Vehkalahti, Samuel

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FIDEFIDE 517208· Male· Finland· Born in 1980

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Samuel Vehkalahti, a 46-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1914 — just 3 short of his peak of 1917 (Mar 2024, age 44). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 39 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus.

Current rating

1914

Standard

Rpd1936·Blz1890

All-time high

1917

−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 44

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#44,785

#44,785 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
37th Finnish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1914
May 2026
2024
39th Finnish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1917
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1842 → 1917
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1917
at age 44 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1914
Mar 2024
2020
36th Finnish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1840
Sep 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Juho Markkanen 1,859
Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus · Jan 2026 · +16.9 Elo
Evolution
-3
1917 → 1914
Tournaments
1
4 games
Score
2/ 450.0%
2W0D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsJuho Markkanen1,859·Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus·R4·+16.9
2.[W]vsHeimo Ukkonen1,744·Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus·R3·+10.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJouni Raiha1,911·Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus·R2·-20.2
2.[L]vsJohanna PaasikangasFM2,104·Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus·R5·-10.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus
Swiss
Jan 20262/4#101905-3.2

Rankings

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Finland
#388
out of 806 players
Europe
#33,010
in continent
World
#44,785
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Finland
1
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2
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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
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2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
388🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Samuel1,914
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
...
33010🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Samuel1,914
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
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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44785🇫🇮Vehkalahti, Samuel1,914