IMTapani Sammalvuo

FIN Born 1975 (Age ≈51) Male
FIDE ID
501115

Player overview

Tapani Sammalvuo’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2492 (November 2011). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Tapani Sammalvuo ranks #2588 worldwide and #7 in Finland among active classical players.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2353.6 -1.4

Live estimate

Rapid

2432

Published FIDE

Blitz

2505

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#2588
National rank · FIN
#7

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2492 Nov 2011
Recorded years
2001–2026
Archived games
352

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Live rankings

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (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
251 2016-06-03 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 5.4 Toivo Keinanen Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
252 2016-06-02 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 4.5 Tapani Sammalvuo Qiyu Zhou Won: 1-0 55 Open
253 2016-06-01 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 3.1 Alon Greenfeld Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 21 Open
254 2016-05-31 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 2.5 Tapani Sammalvuo Jari Jarvenpaa Lost: 0-1 43 Open
255 2016-05-30 VII ShakkiNet GM 2016 Helsinki FIN 1.1 Meelis Kanep Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 43 Open
256 2016-03-13 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 11.2 502030 Tapani Sammalvuo Won: 0-1 30 Open
257 2016-03-12 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 10.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Antti Pihlajasalo Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
258 2016-03-11 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 9.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Jeff Sarwer Won: 1-0 41 Open
259 2016-02-07 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 8.2 Henri Pohjala Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 15 Open
260 2016-02-06 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 7.2 Daniel Ebeling Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 84 Open
261 2016-01-16 TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16 Sweden SWE 4.3 Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 42 Open
262 2015-11-21 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 8.12 Hrvoje Stevic Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 49 Open
263 2015-11-20 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 7.9 Tapani Sammalvuo Axel Rombaldoni Draw: 1/2-1/2 54 Open
264 2015-11-19 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 6.8 Grzegorz Gajewski Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 82 Open
265 2015-11-17 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 5.13 Tapani Sammalvuo Mindaugas Beinoras Won: 1-0 45 Open
266 2015-11-16 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 4.16 Tapani Sammalvuo David Shengelia Won: 1-0 92 Open
267 2015-11-14 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 2.8 Zoltan Almasi Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 60 Open
268 2015-11-13 20th European Teams Reykjavik ISL 1.13 Tapani Sammalvuo Arturs Neiksans Draw: 1/2-1/2 44 Open
269 2015-11-08 TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16 Sweden SWE 3.3 Tapani Sammalvuo Axel Smith Lost: 0-1 76 Open
270 2015-11-07 TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16 Sweden SWE 2.1 Georg Meier Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 42 Open
271 2015-10-11 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 4.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Qiyu Zhou Draw: 1/2-1/2 65 Open
272 2015-10-10 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 3.2 Alexander F. Dokutchaev Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
273 2015-09-13 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 2.2 Tarvo Seeman Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 20 Open
274 2015-09-12 TCh-FIN 2015-16 Finland FIN 1.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Olav Sepp Lost: 0-1 34 Open
275 2015-08-23 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 9.5 Tapani Sammalvuo Lukasz Jarmula Draw: 1/2-1/2 21 Open
276 2015-08-22 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 8.1 Gudmundur Kjartansson Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 37 Open
277 2015-08-21 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 7.5 Ilmars Starostits Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 14 Open
278 2015-08-20 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 6.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Ottomar Ladva Draw: 1/2-1/2 174 Open
279 2015-08-20 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 5.4 Roland Loetscher Tapani Sammalvuo Won: 0-1 65 Open
280 2015-08-19 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 4.3 Tapani Sammalvuo Titas Stremavicius Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
281 2015-08-18 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 3.3 Normunds Miezis Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 46 Open
282 2015-08-18 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 2.4 Tapani Sammalvuo Andrei Maksimenko Draw: 1/2-1/2 47 Open
283 2015-08-17 Panevezys GM 2015 Panevezys LTU 1.2 Maxim Lugovskoy Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 23 Open
284 2015-06-16 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 9.5 Tero Kokkila Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 62 Open
285 2015-06-15 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 8.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Meelis Kanep Draw: 1/2-1/2 11 Open
286 2015-06-14 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 7.3 Kaido Kulaots Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 26 Open
287 2015-06-13 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 6.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Vasily Yemelin Draw: 1/2-1/2 25 Open
288 2015-06-12 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 5.4 Kalle Kiik Tapani Sammalvuo Won: 0-1 57 Open
289 2015-06-11 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 4.5 Tapani Sammalvuo Toivo Keinanen Won: 1-0 46 Open
290 2015-06-10 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 3.3 Jeff Sarwer Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 53 Open
291 2015-06-09 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 2.3 Tapani Sammalvuo Daniel Ebeling Draw: 1/2-1/2 110 Open
292 2015-06-08 VI ShakkiNet GM 2015 Helsinki FIN 1.1 Tapani Sammalvuo Mikael Agopov Draw: 1/2-1/2 46 Open
293 2015-04-15 15th BCC Open 2015 Pattaya THA 5.4 Tapani Sammalvuo Jozsef Horvath Lost: 0-1 75 Open
294 2015-03-20 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 7.2 Tapani Sammalvuo Christian Jepson Draw: 1/2-1/2 72 Open
295 2015-03-15 TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN 11.3 Tapani Sammalvuo Evgeniy Solozhenkin Won: 1-0 39 Open
296 2015-03-14 TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN 10.3 Tommi Luukkonen Tapani Sammalvuo Won: 0-1 51 Open
297 2015-03-13 TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN 9.3 Frans Valli Tapani Sammalvuo Won: 0-1 34 Open
298 2015-02-08 TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN 8.3 Mika Karttunen Tapani Sammalvuo Lost: 1-0 21 Open
299 2015-02-07 TCh-FIN 2014-15 Finland FIN 7.3 Tapani Sammalvuo Jussi Kauko Draw: 1/2-1/2 57 Open
300 2015-01-31 TCh-SWE Elitserien Sweden SWE 5 Pia Cramling Tapani Sammalvuo Draw: 1/2-1/2 31 Open
  1. vs Toivo KeinanenDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-06-03 · Round 5.4VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  2. vs Qiyu ZhouWon · 1-0White · 2016-06-02 · Round 4.5VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  3. vs Alon GreenfeldLost · 1-0Black · 2016-06-01 · Round 3.1VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  4. vs Jari JarvenpaaLost · 0-1White · 2016-05-31 · Round 2.5VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  5. vs Meelis KanepDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-05-30 · Round 1.1VII ShakkiNet GM 2016
  6. vs 502030Won · 0-1Black · 2016-03-13 · Round 11.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  7. vs Antti PihlajasaloDraw · ½–½White · 2016-03-12 · Round 10.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  8. vs Jeff SarwerWon · 1-0White · 2016-03-11 · Round 9.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  9. vs Henri PohjalaDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-02-07 · Round 8.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  10. vs Daniel EbelingLost · 1-0Black · 2016-02-06 · Round 7.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  11. vs Jens Ove Fries-NielsenDraw · ½–½Black · 2016-01-16 · Round 4.3TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16
  12. vs Hrvoje StevicLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-21 · Round 8.1220th European Teams
  13. vs Axel RombaldoniDraw · ½–½White · 2015-11-20 · Round 7.920th European Teams
  14. vs Grzegorz GajewskiLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-19 · Round 6.820th European Teams
  15. vs Mindaugas BeinorasWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-17 · Round 5.1320th European Teams
  16. vs David ShengeliaWon · 1-0White · 2015-11-16 · Round 4.1620th European Teams
  17. vs Zoltan AlmasiLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-14 · Round 2.820th European Teams
  18. vs Arturs NeiksansDraw · ½–½White · 2015-11-13 · Round 1.1320th European Teams
  19. vs Axel SmithLost · 0-1White · 2015-11-08 · Round 3.3TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16
  20. vs Georg MeierLost · 1-0Black · 2015-11-07 · Round 2.1TCh-SWE Elitserien 2015-16
  21. vs Qiyu ZhouDraw · ½–½White · 2015-10-11 · Round 4.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  22. vs Alexander F. DokutchaevDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-10-10 · Round 3.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  23. vs Tarvo SeemanDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-09-13 · Round 2.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  24. vs Olav SeppLost · 0-1White · 2015-09-12 · Round 1.2TCh-FIN 2015-16
  25. vs Lukasz JarmulaDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-23 · Round 9.5Panevezys GM 2015
  26. vs Gudmundur KjartanssonLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-22 · Round 8.1Panevezys GM 2015
  27. vs Ilmars StarostitsDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-08-21 · Round 7.5Panevezys GM 2015
  28. vs Ottomar LadvaDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-20 · Round 6.2Panevezys GM 2015
  29. vs Roland LoetscherWon · 0-1Black · 2015-08-20 · Round 5.4Panevezys GM 2015
  30. vs Titas StremaviciusDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-19 · Round 4.3Panevezys GM 2015
  31. vs Normunds MiezisLost · 1-0Black · 2015-08-18 · Round 3.3Panevezys GM 2015
  32. vs Andrei MaksimenkoDraw · ½–½White · 2015-08-18 · Round 2.4Panevezys GM 2015
  33. vs Maxim LugovskoyDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-08-17 · Round 1.2Panevezys GM 2015
  34. vs Tero KokkilaLost · 1-0Black · 2015-06-16 · Round 9.5VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  35. vs Meelis KanepDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-15 · Round 8.2VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  36. vs Kaido KulaotsLost · 1-0Black · 2015-06-14 · Round 7.3VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  37. vs Vasily YemelinDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-13 · Round 6.2VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  38. vs Kalle KiikWon · 0-1Black · 2015-06-12 · Round 5.4VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  39. vs Toivo KeinanenWon · 1-0White · 2015-06-11 · Round 4.5VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  40. vs Jeff SarwerLost · 1-0Black · 2015-06-10 · Round 3.3VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  41. vs Daniel EbelingDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-09 · Round 2.3VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  42. vs Mikael AgopovDraw · ½–½White · 2015-06-08 · Round 1.1VI ShakkiNet GM 2015
  43. vs Jozsef HorvathLost · 0-1White · 2015-04-15 · Round 5.415th BCC Open 2015
  44. vs Christian JepsonDraw · ½–½White · 2015-03-20 · Round 7.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
  45. vs Evgeniy SolozhenkinWon · 1-0White · 2015-03-15 · Round 11.3TCh-FIN 2014-15
  46. vs Tommi LuukkonenWon · 0-1Black · 2015-03-14 · Round 10.3TCh-FIN 2014-15
  47. vs Frans ValliWon · 0-1Black · 2015-03-13 · Round 9.3TCh-FIN 2014-15
  48. vs Mika KarttunenLost · 1-0Black · 2015-02-08 · Round 8.3TCh-FIN 2014-15
  49. vs Jussi KaukoDraw · ½–½White · 2015-02-07 · Round 7.3TCh-FIN 2014-15
  50. vs Pia CramlingDraw · ½–½Black · 2015-01-31 · Round 5TCh-SWE Elitserien

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