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Karlsson, Mats
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1700731· Male· Sweden· Born in 1958
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Mats Karlsson, a 68-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2244 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 145 months (2002–2014) and 117 months (2014–2024). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r5-6. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001, Swedish #62 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 43).
Current rating
2244
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2279
All-time high
2289
−45 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#104 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
13 entries2024
79th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2284
Dec 2024
2014
7th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2277
Nov 2014
Inactive for 117 months
paused at 2277 → returned at 2282
Jun 2014
2004
5th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2260
Jul 2004
2002
Inactive for 145 months
paused at 2260 → returned at 2277
Apr 2002
2001
Peak Swedish rank: #62
at age 43 · rated 2289
Jan 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-16
2260 → 2244
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
2.5/ 462.5%
2W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 1916 | -15.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2273 | -0.8 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#104
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#4,149
in continent
World
#6,080
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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