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Pihlajamaki, Niklas

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FIDEFIDE 519308· Male· Finland· Born in 2014

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Niklas Pihlajamaki, a 12-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1785 — just 12 short of his peak of 1797 (Apr 2026, age 12). He is on a steady climb with +63 Elo over the past 12 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma, HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 Avoin-ryhma, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 8. Also played 3 rapid (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 B-ryhma rounds 1-3) and 2 blitz events (including Nuorten pikashakin SM 2025 U12) recently.

At junior level, he reached World #10 in U8 and #3 and #2 nationally in U12 and U10.

Current rating

1785

Standard

Rpd1781·Blz1835

All-time high

1797

−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 12

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#80,989

#80,989 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
All-time peak 1797
at age 12 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
3rd Finnish U12 player
at age 12 · rated 1788
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+211 Elo)
1539 → 1750
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 10
Mar 2024
2023
2nd Finnish U10 player
at age 9 · rated 1545
Jan 2023
2022
10th U8 player worldwide
at age 8 · rated 1641
Nov 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Nuorten SM 2025 U12
perf 1952 (+254) · 4/5 · #3
Top opponent
vs Yiming Zhang 2,100
Nuorten SM 2026 U12 · Jan 2026 · +14.2 Elo
Evolution
+63
1722 → 1785
Tournaments
8
39 games
Score
21.5/ 3955.1%
15W14D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Akaan Shakin viikonlopputurnaus 2026 A-ryhma
Swiss
Apr 20261/4#241742-11.6
HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 Avoin-ryhma
Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#161792-0.8
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 8
Team
Mar 20260/1#181149-11.2
Matin paivan turnaus 2026 B-ryhma rounds 4-7
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/4#61858+14.8
Nuorten SM 2026 U12
Swiss
Jan 20264.5/4#72620+5.2
Worst Elo result: Nuorten SM 2025 U12 (-24.0 Elo, finished #3).

Rankings

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Finland
#544
out of 806 players
Europe
#58,384
in continent
World
#80,988
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2,601
2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
5
🇫🇮Sklyarov, Dmitry V.Follow Dmitry V. SklyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
🇫🇮Sammalvuo, TapaniFollow Tapani SammalvuoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,363
9
🇫🇮Ahvenjarvi, JaniFollow Jani AhvenjarviTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,344
10
🇫🇮Pohjala, HenriFollow Henri PohjalaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,342
...
544🇫🇮Pihlajamaki, Niklas1,785
Europe
1
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2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
58384🇫🇮Pihlajamaki, Niklas1,785
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
80988🇫🇮Pihlajamaki, Niklas1,785