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Pajunen, Lauri
🇫🇮FIDE 519073· Male· Finland· Born in 1991
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Lauri Pajunen, a 35-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1463 — just 27 short of his peak of 1490 (Jul 2025, age 34). He has held steady between 1450 and 1500 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa D and XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa C. Also played 5 rapid (including Szachowy Turniej Niepodleglosci 11x11x11 2025) and 1 blitz events (including VI Memorial Tadeusza Dwornika) recently.
Current rating
1463
Standard
Rpd1474·Blz1434
All-time high
1490
−27 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 34
Jul 2025 · age 34
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#198,334
#198,334 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2025
All-time peak 1490
at age 34 · −27 from today
Jul 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+346 Elo)
1135 → 1481
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 33
Mar 2024
Crossed 1200
at age 33
Mar 2024
First FIDE rating
1135 · at age 33
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa Cperf 1739 (+249) · 3.5/5 · #47
Top opponent
Evolution
-17
1480 → 1463
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
4W4D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBarbara Hinterplattner1,598·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa D·R1·+27.4
3.[W]vsFilip Bodziarczyk1,561·XXXV Miedzynarodowe Szachowe Mistrzostwa Malopolski - Grupa C·R4·+24.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #103 | 1473 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #47 | 1739 | +10.0 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa D (-26.8 Elo, finished #103).
Rankings
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Finland
#734
out of 806 players
Europe
#121,997
in continent
World
#198,211
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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