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Rygaard, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1702190· Male· Sweden· Born in 1972

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Michael Rygaard, a 54-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2117 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 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

2117

Standard

Rpd2150·Blz—

All-time high

2294

−177 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 31

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joakim NilssonFM 2,241
Uppsala Chess Festival WE 2025 grp 1 · Aug 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-43
2160 → 2117
Tournaments
15
32 games
Score
19/ 3259.4%
15W8D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBjorn Tagesson2,154·Roslagenserien 2025-2026 r3·R3·+10.3
2.[W]vsLove Troberg Eskola2,091·Paskturneringen 2026 std·R6·+9.3
3.[W]vsKarl Ekberg1,995·Paskturneringen 2026 std·R4·+6.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsMax Henricson1,906·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R4·-15.4
2.[L]vsNiclas Samuelsson2,010·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r5-6·R5·-12.9
3.[L]vsMagnus Jonsson2,033·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R8·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 15
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Paskturneringen 2026 std
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/6#792152+4.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7
Team
Mar 20261/1#112674+4.0
Roslagenserien 2025-2026 r7
Team
Mar 20261/1#52570+2.4
Gambit KM Classic Open 2026 r2-3
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/2#31970-4.6
Roslagenserien 2025-2026 r6
Team
Feb 20261/1#22578+4.0
Worst Elo result: Karlstad Open 2025 std (-38.4 Elo, finished #84).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#276
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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276🇸🇪Rygaard, Michael2,117
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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2,759
5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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10034🇸🇪Rygaard, Michael2,117
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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13850🇸🇪Rygaard, Michael2,117