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Marttala, Thomas
🇸🇪FIDE 1701118· Male· Sweden· Born in 1956
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Thomas Marttala, a 70-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2053 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 70 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r7, Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r5-6 feb. Also played 5 rapid events (including Elite Hotels Open 2026 rpd) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 12 months (2009–2010), 13 months (2015–2016) and 17 months (2023–2025). His peak of 2271 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2007); he also reached Swedish #70 in Apr 2005.
Current rating
2053
Standard
Rpd1983·Blz2088
All-time high
2271
−218 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 51
Apr 2007 · age 51
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#20,420 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2138 → returned at 2130
Oct 2023
2022
8th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2199
Mar 2022
2018
16th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2189
Nov 2018
2016
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2149 → 2200
Oct 2016
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Oct 2016
2015
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2141
Apr 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-70
2123 → 2053
Tournaments
12
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
10W21D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1993 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #36 | 1915 | -14.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2094 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1970 | -2.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #51 | 1963 | -19.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2125 | +0.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #27 | 2330 | +7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1127 | -14.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2009 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/3 | #19 | 1819 | -20.8 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#427
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#14,986
in continent
World
#20,420
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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