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Svensson, Leif 1940
🇸🇪FIDE 1702459· Male· Sweden· Born in 1940
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Leif 1940 Svensson, a 86-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2068 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +71 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VSF distriktsserie 2025-2026 R78, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan. Also played 1 rapid (including Veterantraffen 2025) and 1 blitz events (including VSF Lagblixt-DM 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004) and 22 months (2013–2015). His peak of 2199 was reached at age 62 (Oct 2002).
Current rating
2068
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz2018
All-time high
2199
−131 pts below
Oct 2002 · age 62
Oct 2002 · age 62
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
1997 → 2068
Jun 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 85
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 85
Aug 2025
2022
56th 80+ player worldwide
at age 82 · rated 2068
May 2022
2016
1st Swedish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2091
Sep 2016
2013
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 2130 → returned at 2106
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+79
1989 → 2068
Tournaments
9
24 games
Score
19/ 2479.2%
17W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 2179 | +13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2695 | +13.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2758 | +7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2177 | +4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2517 | +3.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2515 | +5.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #51 | 1862 | -12.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 3/3 | #11 | 2738 | +24.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2109 | +19.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsEva Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1869
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsHans Svedberg
🇸🇪SWE·2005
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAnders WengholmCM
🇸🇪SWE·2179
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsThomas Bjorklund
🇸🇪SWE·2110
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsIngvar Andreasson
🇸🇪SWE·2308
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#399
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#13,640
in continent
World
#18,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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