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Gruvaeus, Curt
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1701320· Male· Sweden· Born in 1954
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Curt Gruvaeus, a 72-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2161 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 19 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r4 jan. Also played 1 rapid (including Karlstad Open 2025 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. He took a 86-month break between Oct 2001 and Jan 2009. His peak of 2315 was reached at age 63 (Nov 2017); he also reached Swedish #76 in Nov 2013.
Awarded FM in 2014 (age 60).
Current rating
2161
Standard
Rpd2245·Blz2207
All-time high
2315
−154 pts below
Nov 2017 · age 63
Nov 2017 · age 63
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,506 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2025
7th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2169
Nov 2025
2023
94th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 69 · rated 2247
Dec 2023
2017
6th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2315
Nov 2017
All-time peak 2315
at age 63 · −154 from today
Nov 2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Mar 2017
100 career games
at age 63
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2156 → 2161
Tournaments
7
13 games
Score
9/ 1369.2%
7W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 1485 | -7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2167 | +1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 3051 | +12.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/5 | #46 | 2139 | -18.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2900 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2074 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 3059 | +12.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan-Olov Lind
🇸🇪SWE·2088
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMagnus Jonsson
🇸🇪SWE·2030
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLowe Iwraeus
🇸🇪SWE·2063
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAnders Linden
🇸🇪SWE·1869
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMax Henricson
🇸🇪SWE·2006
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#197
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#7,487
in continent
World
#10,506
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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