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Svensson, Bengt 1960
IM🇸🇪FIDE 1700200· Male· Sweden· Born in 1960
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Bengt 1960 Svensson, a 66-year-old Swedish International Master, is rated 2278 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Oct 2002 and Oct 2004. Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan. Also played 2 rapid (including Lidkoping Open 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Sommarschacket 2025 11juni) recently. His peak of 2411 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2008); he also reached Swedish #26 in Jul 2008.
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 41).
Current rating
2278
Standard
Rpd2298·Blz2332
All-time high
2411
−133 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 48
Apr 2008 · age 48
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#80 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
17 entries2026
4th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2278
Jun 2026
2023
4th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2320
Nov 2023
2016
6th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2342
Oct 2016
2012
5th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2386
Oct 2012
2009
100 career games
at age 49
Jan 2009
2008
Peak Swedish rank: #26
at age 48 · rated 2411
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
2284 → 2278
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
3W5D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #31 | 2894 | +3.1 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2162 | -3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 3025 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2804 | +1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2104 | -2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2168 | -1.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #91 | 1933 | -8.7 |
Rankings
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Sweden
#80
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#3,241
in continent
World
#4,815
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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