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Nilsson, Martin

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FIDEFIDE 1702637· Male· Sweden· Born in 1975

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Martin Nilsson, a 51-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2135 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 33 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2026 Dreaming King Open and 35th Annual North American Open - U2300. He had 6 career breaks: 17 months (2003–2004), 14 months (2005–2006), 70 months (2006–2012), 40 months (2012–2016), 29 months (2016–2018) and 83 months (2019–2026). His peak of 2215 was reached at age 28 (Jan 2003).

Current rating

2135

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2215

−80 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 28

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,405 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
29th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2135
May 2026
2021
27th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2168
Jan 2021
2019
30th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2168
Nov 2019
Inactive for 83 months
paused at 2168 → returned at 2135
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2178
Feb 2016
2012
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 2158 → returned at 2164
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jenny QiWFM 2,031
2026 Dreaming King Open · Jan 2026 · +7.1 Elo
Best comeback
2026 Dreaming King Open
finished #3 (seeded #13 of 50)
Evolution
-33
2168 → 2135
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
4W11D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJenny QiWFM2,031·2026 Dreaming King Open·R1·+7.1
2.[W]vsEvan Jet Lew1,904·2026 Dreaming King Open·R5·+4.2
3.[W]vsRobert Akopian1,871·2026 Dreaming King Open·R3·+3.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
The DC Open (in cooperation with the DC Chess Association) - Major
Open Swiss
Jun 20260/1#421539-4.8
2026 Dreaming King Open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/6#321530.0
35th Annual North American Open - U2300
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#1652016-32.6
Worst Elo result: 35th Annual North American Open - U2300 (-32.6 Elo, finished #165).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#248
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#8,942
in continent
World
#12,405
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,647
2
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2,581
3
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2,511
4
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2,509
5
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2,488
6
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2,487
7
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2,474
8
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2,460
8
🇸🇪Sorensen, HampusFollow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
10
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2,453
...
248🇸🇪Nilsson, Martin2,135
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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8942🇸🇪Nilsson, Martin2,135
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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12405🇸🇪Nilsson, Martin2,135