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Cramling, Pia
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1700030· Female· Sweden· Born in 1963
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Pia Cramling, a 63-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2384 and ranked 32nd among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. She has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈67/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women. Also played 6 rapid (including V GM Sveshnikov Evgeny rapid memorial-2026) and 3 blitz events (including European Women's Blitz Championship January 11, 2026) recently. She took a 14-month break between Oct 2001 and Jan 2003. Her peak of 2550 was reached at age 45 (Oct 2008, World #386 at the time); she spent 82 months in Swedish top 10, with a longest streak of 3 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2004 (age 41) and WGM in 2001 (age 38).
Current rating
2384
Standard
Rpd2339·Blz2245
All-time high
2550
−166 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 45
Oct 2008 · age 45
Activity
44
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#32
#32 · Swedish players · of 2,913
82 months in National top 10 (2001–2016)
82 months in National top 10 (2001–2016)
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 62
Apr 2025
2024
26th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2449
May 2024
2019
27th 55-60 player worldwide
at age 56 · rated 2493
Aug 2019
2016
82 months in national top 10
longest streak 42 months · since Jan 2001
Feb 2016
2015
24th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2524
Nov 2015
1,000 career games
at age 52
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2403 → 2384
Tournaments
5
17 games
Score
10/ 1758.8%
6W8D3L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsMaritza Arribas RobainaWGM2,195·World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50 - Women·R3·+2.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #47 | 2390 | +0.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 2476 | +1.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #91 | 1507 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 7.5/11 | #2 | 2260 | -13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2343 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnna MuzychukGM
🇺🇦UKR·2522
+7 −7 =24
38 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAntoaneta StefanovaGM
🇧🇬BUL·2401
+8 −5 =17
30 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsElisabeth PaehtzGM
🇩🇪GER·2404
+8 −7 =14
29 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsAlexandra KosteniukGM
🇨🇭SUI·2491
+1 −11 =16
28 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsLevy RozmanIM
🇺🇸USA·2318
+7 −11 =5
23 games·last met Jul 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#32
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#1,245
in continent
World
#1,956
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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