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Silseth, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 1702440· Male· Sweden· Born in 1976

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Simon Silseth, a 50-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2228 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 18 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r4 jan. Also played 3 rapid events (including Halmstad Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 87 months (2006–2014) and 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2328 was reached at age 29 (Jul 2005); he also reached Swedish #43 in Apr 2006.

Awarded FM in 2005 (age 29).

Current rating

2228

Standard

Rpd2213·Blz—

All-time high

2328

−100 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 29

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#117 · Swedish players · of 2,913

Career timeline

17 entries
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Dec 2024
2023
11th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2298
Jan 2023
2020
9th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2302
Oct 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2302 → returned at 2294
May 2020
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
2230 → 2300
Apr 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 44
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Karlstad Open 2025 std
perf 2324 (+96) · 4/6 · #14
Top opponent
vs Ask Amundsen 2,089
Karlstad Open 2025 std · Dec 2025 · +6.2 Elo
Evolution
+8
2220 → 2228
Tournaments
8
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
8W7D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAsk Amundsen2,089·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R8·+6.2
2.[W]vsJan-Olov Lind2,070·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R6·+5.7
3.[W]vsLars Andersson2,054·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R3·+5.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsJung Min SeoIM2,472·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R7·-3.9
2.[L]vsEmanuel BergGM2,495·Karlstad Open 2025 std·R4·-3.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#362175-0.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb
Team
Feb 20261.5/2#72169+1.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r4 jan
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#222078-3.6
Karlstad Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#142324+16.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r3 dec
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#362103-3.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#362163-1.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r1 okt
Team
Oct 20251/1#62799+4.6
Halmstad Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
May 20253/4#72154-4.6

Rankings

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Sweden
#117
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#4,680
in continent
World
#6,776
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Sweden
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3
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2,517
4
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2,509
5
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2,489
6
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2,474
7
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2,472
8
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2,460
9
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2,459
10
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2,453
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
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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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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