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Lyngsjo, Gert
🇸🇪FIDE 1702319· Male· Sweden· Born in 1945
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Gert Lyngsjo, a 81-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1791. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 43 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:9 r8-9, Malmo Open 2025 std, and LASK OPEN 2025 Grupp 2 R7. Also played 5 rapid events (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2008), 23 months (2009–2011), 23 months (2011–2013) and 15 months (2014–2016). His peak of 1921 was reached at age 71 (Jun 2016).
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1726·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−130 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 71
Jun 2016 · age 71
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2026
35th Swedish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1791
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1750 → 1874
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 79
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Jan 2023
2022
28th Swedish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1829
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1814 → 1791
Tournaments
13
39 games
Score
18/ 3946.2%
14W14D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #7 | 2511 | +19.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #38 | 1746 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #58 | 913 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #125 | 1585 | -23.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1773 | +0.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2522 | +9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #23 | 2576 | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #7 | 1541 | -20.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #37 | 2541 | +8.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #7 | 1659 | -13.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,527
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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