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Hermansson, Emil
IM🇸🇪FIDE 1701878· Male· Sweden· Born in 1971
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Emil Hermansson, a 55-year-old Swedish International Master, is rated 2390 and ranked 28th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 13 months (2017–2018), 22 months (2018–2020) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9. Also played 1 rapid (including Glommers Summer Chess Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Glommers Summer Chess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2486 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2007, Swedish #11 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2001 (age 30). Earned a GM norm at 16th Euro Club Cup 2000.
Current rating
2390
Standard
Rpd2319·Blz2452
All-time high
2486
−96 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 36
Jul 2007 · age 36
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28
#28 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
20 entries2024
58th 50-55 player worldwide
at age 53 · rated 2429
Aug 2024
2020
99th 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2437
Oct 2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 2437 → returned at 2439
Mar 2020
2018
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2439 → returned at 2437
Apr 2018
2017
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2436 → returned at 2439
Feb 2017
2014
3rd Swedish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 2475
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2402 → 2390
Tournaments
2
6 games
Score
2/ 633.3%
0W4D2L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2364 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #65 | 2106 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPer Vestin
🇸🇪SWE·1847
+28 −0 =1
29 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsRoland Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1965
+20 −1 =4
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsLennart Eman
🇸🇪SWE·1963
+19 −0 =2
21 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsAnders 1958 Ohman
🇸🇪SWE·2104
+15 −1 =2
18 games·last met Jul 2015
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vsTobias Pettersson
🇸🇪SWE·2074
+12 −0 =5
17 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
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Sweden
#28
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#1,181
in continent
World
#1,845
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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