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Hedman, Erik
IM🇸🇪FIDE 1702351· Male· Sweden· Born in 1976
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Erik Hedman, a 50-year-old Swedish International Master, is rated 2270 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 21 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4 feb, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2006 and Jul 2007. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 33 (Jul 2009); he also reached Swedish #31 in Oct 2007.
Awarded IM in 2019 (age 43) and FM in 2001 (age 25).
Current rating
2270
Standard
Rpd2340·Blz2313
All-time high
2401
−131 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 33
Jul 2009 · age 33
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#87 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
15 entries2022
6th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2368
Mar 2022
2020
5th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2373
Oct 2020
2019
IM title awardedIM
at age 43 · 87th FIDE Congress 2016
Apr 2019
2016
500 career games
at age 40
Nov 2016
2009
Crossed 2400
at age 33
Jul 2009
All-time peak 2401
at age 33 · −131 from today
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2272 → 2270
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
15.5/ 2562.0%
13W5D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2212 | -1.5 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 3224 | +7.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #23 | 2402 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #72 | 2145 | -13.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #1 | 2983 | +12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #217 | 2238 | -1.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2472
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsHans TikkanenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2475
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsAxel SmithGM
🇸🇪SWE·2439
+0 −2 =4
6 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsMilton PantzarIM
🇸🇪SWE·2444
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2198
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2017
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Rankings
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Sweden
#87
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#3,419
in continent
World
#5,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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