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Nilsson, Roland
🇸🇪FIDE 1701924· Male· Sweden· Born in 1955
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Roland Nilsson, a 71-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1752 — just 27 short of his peak of 1779 (Mar 2024, age 69). He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristianstadsmasterskapen 2026 r1, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r3, and Kristianstads Morotsschack 2025 r7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Kristianstads SS januari 2026) recently.
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd1724·Blz1643
All-time high
1779
−27 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 69
Mar 2024 · age 69
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,757
#91,757 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1657 → 1763
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1779
at age 69 · −27 from today
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 68
Apr 2023
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Apr 2018
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 61
Dec 2016
Crossed 1500
at age 61
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
1721 → 1752
Tournaments
8
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
6W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2663 | +13.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2594 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #4 | 1852 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #6 | 1674 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2666 | -6.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,729
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#65,580
in continent
World
#91,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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