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Hietanen, Herman
🇫🇮FIDE 519880· Male· Finland· Born in 2008
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Herman Hietanen, a 18-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2173 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +69 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 M-ryhma, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group2 9, and Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 4-7. Also played 4 rapid (including Matin paivan turnaus 2026 A-ryhma rounds 1-3) and 4 blitz events (including Pikashakin SM 2026) recently. He reached Finnish #78 in May 2026.
At junior level, he reached #2 and #3 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2173
Standard
Rpd2067·Blz2062
All-time high
2173
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#582 · players worldwide under 18 · of 15,441
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Peak Finnish rank: #78
at age 18 · rated 2173
May 2026
2nd Finnish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2173
May 2026
All-time peak 2173
at age 18
May 2026
100 career games
at age 18
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2100
at age 17
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
2101 → 2173
Tournaments
16
69 games
Score
41/ 6959.4%
34W16D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4.5/7 | #2 | 2181 | +12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2720 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #21 | 2173 | +9.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #6 | 2207 | +30.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2498 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/6 | #3 | 1946 | -24.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2244 | +36.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 1899 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #4 | 2254 | +40.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #9 | 1923 | -36.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAku SalonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+1 −21 =2
24 games·last met May 2026
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vsAleksandr Hakkinen
🇫🇮FIN·1950
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPessi HeinoCM
🇫🇮FIN·2160
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsAarni Odner
🇫🇮FIN·2067
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsMiska Moisio
🇫🇮FIN·2025
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Finland
#80
out of 813 players
Europe
#6,906
in continent
World
#9,741
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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