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Hjelm, Niclas

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FIDEFIDE 1700502· Male· Sweden· Born in 1971

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Niclas Hjelm, a 55-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2260 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2005–2008) and 12 months (2009–2010). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4 feb, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5. His peak of 2362 was reached at age 45 (Nov 2016); he also reached Swedish #38 in Jan 2004.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 30). Earned a IM norm at Politiken Cup 2003.

Current rating

2260

Standard

Rpd2350·Blz2308

All-time high

2362

−102 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 45

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#95 · Swedish players · of 2,915

Career timeline

15 entries
2023
12th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2291
Oct 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Jan 2020
2017
10th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2358
Sep 2017
2016
7th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2362
Nov 2016
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2311 → 2362
Nov 2016
All-time peak 2362
at age 45 · −102 from today
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Johan ErikssonIM 2,372
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r1-3 · Nov 2025 · +2.8 Elo
Evolution
+7
2253 → 2260
Tournaments
5
8 games
Score
5/ 862.5%
2W6D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#722184-2.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4 feb
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#212207-1.4
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#292283-0.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4-6
Team
Jan 20261/2#452090-8.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r1-3
Team
Nov 20252.5/3#92501+17.6

Rankings

/
Sweden
#95
out of 3,415 players
Europe
#3,698
in continent
World
#5,437
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,662
2
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2,581
3
🇸🇪Sivuk, VitalyFollow Vitaly SivukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,517
4
🇸🇪Galperin, PlatonFollow Platon GalperinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,509
5
🇸🇪Seo, Jung MinFollow Jung Min SeoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,489
6
🇸🇪Berg, EmanuelFollow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,474
7
🇸🇪Blomqvist, ErikFollow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,472
8
🇸🇪Sorensen, HampusFollow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
9
🇸🇪Trost, EdvinFollow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,459
10
🇸🇪Storme, IsakFollow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
...
95🇸🇪Hjelm, Niclas2,260
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
3698🇸🇪Hjelm, Niclas2,260
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5437🇸🇪Hjelm, Niclas2,260