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Markkanen, Juho
🇫🇮FIDE 520349· Male· Finland· Born in 2008
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Juho Markkanen, a 18-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1902 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oulun Shakkiseuran Elo-turnaus, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 7-8, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group4 2-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Kai Hietalan 50-vuotisturnaus) and 1 blitz events (including Nuorten pikashakin SM 2026, U18) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8 and #9 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
1902
Standard
Rpd1901·Blz1706
All-time high
1902
at best
Feb 2026 · age 18
Feb 2026 · age 18
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,633
#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
8th Finnish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 1902
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1902
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 17
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+220 Elo)
1521 → 1741
Mar 2024
9th Finnish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1568
Feb 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1521 · at age 15
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+129
1773 → 1902
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #9 | 1948 | +18.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2757 | +24.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #20 | 1820 | -4.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2564 | +15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAku SalonenFM
🇫🇮FIN·2247
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSimo Lehtonen
🇫🇮FIN·1987
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAri Kotilainen
🇫🇮FIN·1902
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
vsKaarlo Jylha-Ollila
🇫🇮FIN·1778
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Finland
#411
out of 813 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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