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Wahlbom, Magnus
🇸🇪FIDE 1700685· Male· Sweden· Born in 1945
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Magnus Wahlbom, a 81-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2159 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 8 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Karlskrona Open 2026 CORR R78, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r5-6, and Karlskrona Open 2026 r1-2. His peak of 2321 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2001, Swedish #53 at the time).
Current rating
2159
Standard
Rpd2264·Blz2325
All-time high
2321
−162 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 56
Jan 2001 · age 56
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,630 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
21st 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2159
May 2026
2025
32nd 75-80 player worldwide
at age 80 · rated 2183
Dec 2025
2024
500 career games
at age 79
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2176 → returned at 2172
May 2020
2019
37th 70-75 player worldwide
at age 74 · rated 2283
Jun 2019
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
2185 → 2283
Jun 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+19
2140 → 2159
Tournaments
11
26 games
Score
19.5/ 2675.0%
15W9D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEvgueni, Dr. ChevelevitchIM2,299·EUROPEAN INDIVIDUAL SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - OPEN cat. 65 plus·R8·+13.3
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1888 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1991 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2492 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 1996 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2591 | +3.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1274 | -13.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 1930 | -6.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2670 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2533 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/9 | #8 | 2316 | +42.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSten Bernhardsson
🇸🇪SWE·1852
+9 −0 =10
19 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsUlf Lundgren
🇸🇪SWE·1833
+7 −0 =7
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBengt 1957 Svensson
🇸🇪SWE·1736
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsDragan Lacic
🇸🇪SWE·1839
+6 −1 =4
11 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPeter Sandborg
🇸🇪SWE·1805
+10 −0 =0
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#200
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#7,578
in continent
World
#10,630
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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