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Helmisola, Matti
🇫🇮FIDE 520039· Male· Finland· Born in 1971
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Matti Helmisola, a 55-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1919 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kangasalan elokelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus 25. - 26.4. A-ryhma, Kangasalan elokelpoinen VKL-turnaus, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 9. Also played 3 rapid (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Nokian lokakuun pikashakkiturnaus) recently.
Current rating
1919
Standard
Rpd1753·Blz1742
All-time high
1919
at best
Jun 2026 · age 55
Jun 2026 · age 55
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#43,508
#43,508 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
42nd Finnish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1919
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1919
at age 55
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+295 Elo)
1529 → 1824
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 53
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+51
1868 → 1919
Tournaments
12
39 games
Score
21/ 3953.8%
21W5D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2281 | +36.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #5 | 2009 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #6 | 1811 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2391 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2647 | +7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #27 | 927 | -14.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2084 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #11 | 1723 | -18.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #26 | 1758 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/3 | #3 | 2557 | +21.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJesse Sissala
🇫🇮FIN·1904
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRisto Eerikainen
🇫🇮FIN·1763
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTuomas Rantala
🇫🇮FIN·1951
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsOnni Ruusunen
🇫🇮FIN·2072
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsOula Suvanto
🇫🇮FIN·1741
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Finland
#381
out of 813 players
Europe
#32,102
in continent
World
#43,507
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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