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Salmi, Marko
🇫🇮FIDE 518174· Male· Finland· Born in 1970
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Marko Salmi, a 56-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1814 — just 7 short of his peak of 1821 (Oct 2025, age 55). He is rising rapidly, having gained +91 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group1 4, and Porin turnaus Group A.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz—
All-time high
1821
−7 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 55
Oct 2025 · age 55
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,011
#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
66th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1814
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1821
at age 55 · −7 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 55
Aug 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1639 → 1773
Jun 2024
2022
56th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1751
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+91
1723 → 1814
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2707 | +13.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #27 | 997 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #13 | 1821 | -10.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2776 | +14.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#519
out of 813 players
Europe
#52,268
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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