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Nieminen, Oliver
🇫🇮FIDE 518280· Male· Finland· Born in 2012
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Oliver Nieminen, a 14-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1920 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide under 14. He is progressing steadily with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma, HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 M-ryhma, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 8. Also played 4 blitz events (including EYCC 2025 - 2nd Blitz Tournament) recently. His peak of 2015 was reached at age 14 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #2, #2 and #4 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd1742·Blz1934
All-time high
2015
−95 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 14
Apr 2026 · age 14
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#955 · players worldwide under 14 · of 20,060
Career timeline
10 entries2026
2nd Finnish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 2015
Apr 2026
Crossed 2000
at age 14
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2015
at age 14 · −95 from today
Apr 2026
6-month rising streak
+131 Elo
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 13
Nov 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 13
Mar 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
1878 → 1920
Tournaments
13
52 games
Score
25.5/ 5249.0%
19W15D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #22 | 1878 | -30.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/7 | #8 | 1788 | -66.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2702 | +19.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 2117 | +30.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1852 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 2093 | +6.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2540 | +10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2216 | +64.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #88 | 1927 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/3 | #14 | 1855 | -29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmil Reunanen
🇫🇮FIN·1801
+5 −4 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsTuomas Rantala
🇫🇮FIN·1951
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsPetri Kopsa
🇫🇮FIN·1948
+5 −3 =0
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsRadmir Vorobyov
🇫🇮FIN·2169
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsKristian Kokkonen
🇫🇮FIN·1700
+4 −2 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Finland
#378
out of 813 players
Europe
#31,918
in continent
World
#43,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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