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Backlund, Bjoern Urban

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FIDEFIDE 1316800· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1966

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Bjoern Urban Backlund, a 60-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2082 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2012–2014), 17 months (2014–2016) and 17 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2164 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2009).

Current rating

2082

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2164

−82 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 43

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
24th Swiss 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2090
May 2025
2020
24th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2086
Sep 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 53
Oct 2019
2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2111 → returned at 2111
Oct 2016
2014
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2134 → returned at 2122
Oct 2014
2012
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2137
Nov 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Pascal Maeser 2,239
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2 · Nov 2025 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+1
2081 → 2082
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
1W8D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsDaniel Portmann1,891·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6·R1·-14.7
2.[L]vsMark Zichanowicz2,179·SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5·R1·-7.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3
Team
May 20260.5/1#6482117+1.0
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#1402755+6.8
SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#6812024-1.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#5022065-0.6
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#7542028-1.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 1-2
Team
Nov 20251/2#3272198+6.8
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 7
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#1032218+4.0
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6
Team
Aug 20250/1#1721091-15.0
SMM 2025 1.Liga round 5
Team
Jun 20250/1#1601379-7.6
Worst Elo result: SMM 2025 1.Liga round 6 (-15.0 Elo, finished #172).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#231
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#12,496
in continent
World
#17,150
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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231🇨🇭Backlund, Bjoern Urban2,082
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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17150🇨🇭Backlund, Bjoern Urban2,082