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Salonen, Aku
FM🇫🇮FIDE 517577· Male· Finland· Born in 2008
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Aku Salonen, a 18-year-old Finnish FIDE Master, is rated 2247 and ranked 34th among Finnish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has slipped back 67 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7, and Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - A. Also played 5 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 6 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 2nd Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2330 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2025, Finnish #11 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #1, #1, #2 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2247
Standard
Rpd2204·Blz2289
All-time high
2330
−83 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 17
Jun 2025 · age 17
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#34
#34 · Finnish players · of 749
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Peak Finnish rank: #11
at age 17 · rated 2330
Jun 2025
1st Finnish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2330
Jun 2025
All-time peak 2330
at age 17 · −83 from today
Jun 2025
6-month rising streak
+143 Elo
Jun 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
May 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 17
May 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-57
2304 → 2247
Tournaments
14
65 games
Score
40.5/ 6562.3%
32W17D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #101 | 1577 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #14 | 2125 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 2237 | -4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #42 | 3131 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 2488 | +12.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/6 | #1 | 2286 | +13.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #12 | 2397 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/9 | #52 | 2111 | -24.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #18 | 2427 | +9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | 2271 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHerman Hietanen
🇫🇮FIN·2173
+21 −1 =2
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsToivo KeinanenIM
🇫🇮FIN·2495
+0 −15 =2
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan RistojaFM
🇫🇮FIN·2181
+10 −2 =4
16 games·last met May 2025
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vsMiska Moisio
🇫🇮FIN·2025
+11 −4 =0
15 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAnton Sinitsyn
🇫🇮FIN·2042
+8 −2 =4
14 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
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Finland
#34
out of 813 players
Europe
#4,070
in continent
World
#5,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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