IMMika Karttunen

FIN Born 1981 Male
FIDE ID
502081

About Mika Karttunen

Mika Karttunen was born in 1981 and became an IM in 2001. He won seven Finnish classical championships between 2002 and 2014. His international team career included ten Olympiads from 2000 to 2018 and an individual silver medal on second board at the 2005 European Club Cup. Show more

Mika Karttunen was born in 1981 and became an IM in 2001. He won seven Finnish classical championships between 2002 and 2014. His international team career included ten Olympiads from 2000 to 2018 and an individual silver medal on second board at the 2005 European Club Cup.

Karttunen earned a master's degree in economics before becoming a full-time chess teacher and coach. In 2011 he founded Shakkilinna, which runs junior clubs and produces teaching material. He has written two Finnish-language chess books and developed instructional videos in Finnish and English. His YouTube channel began in 2015, followed by regular streaming around 2020.

FIDE ratings

2483

Classical

Published FIDE

2400

Rapid

Published FIDE

2396

Blitz

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#703
National rank · FIN
#3

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

FIDE rating history

Highest recorded rating
2497 Oct 2023
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
2309

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

FIDE rating history

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Available Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-10 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
2301 2021-05-04 Titled Tuesday 4th May chess.com INT 10 Kelvin Antonio Sanchez Alvares Mika Karttunen 1-0 34 Open
2302 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 9 Mika Karttunen Aleksandra Goryachkina 0-1 54 Open
2303 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 8 Vjacheslav Weetik Mika Karttunen 0-1 26 Open
2304 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 7 Mika Karttunen Sergio Miguel Garcia Fuentes 1-0 48 Open
2305 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 6 Vasiliy Korchmar Mika Karttunen 1-0 46 Open
2306 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 5 Mika Karttunen Bianka Havanecz 1-0 31 Open
2307 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 2 Balazs Csonka Mika Karttunen 1-0 40 Open
2308 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 1 Mika Karttunen Muhittin Buker 1-0 34 Open
2309 2021-04-27 Titled Tuesday 27th Apr chess.com INT 10 Mika Karttunen Medet Dzhaparov 0-1 61 Open