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SWE · 72 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1737 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1755 at Nybro Eloturn 2017-2018 R456(Best of 2018)

World #=105208 live, down 1576#103,632 publishedSweden #=1945Europe #=73981among active players

Classical rating

1721

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Mar 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1722 to 1721 over the last 12 months; peak 1737 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261721, +5, 1 game1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
May 20261716, 0, 0 games1719, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261716, +7, 2 games1719, -9, 2 games1705, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261709, -6, 2 games1728, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261715, 0, 0 games1728, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261715, -8, 1 game1728, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251723, +1, 1 game1728, 0, 0 games1705, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 4 games (2 wins, 2 draws), since Feb 3. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 63 classical games on record, the latest on Oct 13.

Classical games since the November list

No rated classical games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
Nybro KM 2026-2027 R1Oct 13½/1

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Best wins · Classical

From 45 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Michael Cederbladh, Mar 2025 · Nybro KM 202425 R7, 1879
2, Anders Svensson, Sep 2023 · Nybro KM 2324 R12, 1662
3, Saga Groning, Feb 2026 · Nybro KM 2025-2026 R56, 1586

Event timeline · Classical

50 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20265316801752
202551½18541705
20246117311458
202383½16771634
20227415301580
20213½15361263
20202½1712—
201741½15941507

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Kent Nilsson · Classical

World

  1. #=105208Alex Teremy1721.0
  2. #=105208Peter Nielsen1721.0
  3. #=105208Kent Nilsson1721.0
  4. #=105208Johannes Nyholm1721.0
  5. #=105208Jarkko Hohtari1721.0

Sweden

  1. #=1941Eric Hjalte1722.0
  2. #=1941Daniel Rafidashti1722.0
  3. #=1945Kent Nilsson1721.0
  4. #=1945Johannes Nyholm1721.0
  5. #=1945Jarkko Hohtari1721.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.