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Eklund, Lars-Goran
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1701010· Male· Sweden· Born in 1966
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Lars-Goran Eklund, a 60-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2228 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 16 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9 and Vastgota Open 2025 r5-7. Also played 2 rapid (including Vastgota Open 2025 r1-4) and 3 blitz events (including VSF Lagblixt-DM 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 56 months (2002–2007), 28 months (2009–2011) and 18 months (2011–2013). His peak of 2302 was reached at age 45 (Sep 2011); he also reached Swedish #63 in Jul 2004.
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 35).
Current rating
2228
Standard
Rpd2214·Blz2218
All-time high
2302
−74 pts below
Sep 2011 · age 45
Sep 2011 · age 45
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#117 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
21 entries2026
13th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2228
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2158 → 2196
Feb 2024
2017
100 career games
at age 51
Dec 2017
26th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2211
Mar 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2220 → 2228
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
6W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #66 | 2210 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #16 | 2228 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #14 | 2363 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #15 | 2219 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRickard Dahlstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1977
+12 −4 =2
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsViljo Koski
🇸🇪SWE·1880
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsFredrik Kjellqvist
🇸🇪SWE·1886
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPer 1967 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1858
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsNiklas Kjellqvist
🇸🇪SWE·1966
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Sweden
#117
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#4,680
in continent
World
#6,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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