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Rygaard, Michael
🇸🇪FIDE 1702190· Male· Sweden· Born in 1972
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Michael Rygaard, a 54-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2119 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 41 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, and Roslagenserien 2025-2026 r7. Also played 2 rapid events (including Paskturneringen 2026 rpd) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 46 months (2006–2010), 28 months (2012–2015) and 105 months (2016–2025). His peak of 2294 was reached at age 31 (Jan 2003); he also reached Swedish #59 in Jul 2003.
Current rating
2119
Standard
Rpd2150·Blz—
All-time high
2294
−175 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 31
Jan 2003 · age 31
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,698 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
28th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2144
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 53
Sep 2025
2016
Inactive for 105 months
paused at 2160 → returned at 2144
Nov 2016
2013
28th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2195
Apr 2013
2012
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2195 → returned at 2185
Sep 2012
2006
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2248 → returned at 2239
Oct 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-41
2160 → 2119
Tournaments
16
33 games
Score
20/ 3360.6%
16W8D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2564 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #79 | 2152 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2674 | +4.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2570 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1970 | -4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2578 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2554 | +2.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #24 | 1923 | -9.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2737 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2792 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#276
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#9,916
in continent
World
#13,698
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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