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Kaitaranta, Sameli

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FIDEFIDE 523593· Male· Finland· Born in 2001

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Sameli Kaitaranta, a 25-year-old Finnish player, is rated 2062 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +41 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 M-ryhma, Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15, and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13. Also played 2 rapid events (including Nopean shakin joukkueiden SM-kilpailu 2025) recently. His peak of 2126 was reached at age 24 (Oct 2025).

Current rating

2062

Standard

Rpd1990·Blz—

All-time high

2126

−64 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 24

Activity

42

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,306 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 25
Jan 2026
2025
24th Finnish 20-35 player
at age 24 · rated 2126
Oct 2025
Best 12-month gain (+53 Elo)
2073 → 2126
Oct 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 24
Oct 2025
All-time peak 2126
at age 24 · −64 from today
Oct 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Mar 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
EtVaS Mestareiden tayskierrosturnaus Group A
perf 2376 (+250) · 4.5/5 · #1
Top opponent
vs Frans ValliFM 2,257
HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 M-ryhma · Apr 2026 · +5.1 Elo
Evolution
+41
2021 → 2062
Tournaments
11
38 games
Score
22.5/ 3859.2%
18W9D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSL Paasiaisturnaus 2026 M-ryhma
Round-Robin
Apr 20263.5/7#52086+9.4
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 14-15
Team
Mar 20260/1#1021209-10.0
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 12-13
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#542051-0.2
Finnish championship league 2025-2026 10-11
Team
Jan 20261/2#581973-3.4
Helsingin Mestaruus 2026
Round-Robin
Dec 20256.5/9#22146+26.0
Worst Elo result: Gambiitin elokelpoinen viikonlopputurnaus 2025 Group A (-63.2 Elo, finished #11).

Rankings

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Finland
#178
out of 806 players
Europe
#14,138
in continent
World
#19,306
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Finland
1
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2
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2,503
3
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2,495
4
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2,471
5
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2,415
6
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2,388
7
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2,366
8
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2,363
9
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2,344
10
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2,342
...
178🇫🇮Kaitaranta, Sameli2,062
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
14138🇫🇮Kaitaranta, Sameli2,062
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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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
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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19306🇫🇮Kaitaranta, Sameli2,062