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Myllyniemi, Sami
🇫🇮FIDE 522058· Male· Finland· Born in 1973
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Sami Myllyniemi, a 53-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1978 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 7, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 6, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 2 Div Group2 5.
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1978
at best
Mar 2026 · age 53
Mar 2026 · age 53
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,159
#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
5 entries2026
34th Finnish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1978
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1944 → 1978
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1978
at age 53
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Dec 2025
First FIDE rating
1944 · at age 52
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1944 → 1978
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
3W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 2066 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2916 | +29.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 1825 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #22 | 1362 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | 1061 | 0.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Finland
#282
out of 806 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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