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Engstrom, Kaj
🇸🇪FIDE 1701134· Male· Sweden· Born in 1959
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Kaj Engstrom, a 67-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2102 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6, and Malmo Open 2025 std. Also played 3 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2003–2005) and 23 months (2005–2007). His peak of 2290 was reached at age 50 (Sep 2009); he also reached Swedish #57 in Jul 2004.
Current rating
2102
Standard
Rpd2078·Blz2152
All-time high
2290
−188 pts below
Sep 2009 · age 50
Sep 2009 · age 50
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,237 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
9th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2171
Jan 2025
2024
20th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2204
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
2104 → 2204
Aug 2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 65
Aug 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Mar 2023
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 59
May 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-54
2156 → 2102
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
9/ 1947.4%
5W8D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 1824 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #84 | 1892 | -17.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2099 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #56 | 1951 | -15.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 1951 | -5.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 2152 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #41 | 2080 | -7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #32 | 2111 | -2.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2685 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJung Min SeoIM
🇸🇪SWE·2488
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsHampus SorensenIM
🇸🇪SWE·2460
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met May 2024
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vsEdvin TrostIM
🇸🇪SWE·2460
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsKrum Berovski
🇧🇬BUL·2329
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#308
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#11,066
in continent
World
#15,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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