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Malmstig, Erik
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1702866· Male· Sweden· Born in 1975
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Erik Malmstig, a 51-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2209 and sitting in the top 5% of Swedish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2001–2003), 20 months (2005–2007) and 12 months (2009–2010). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r1 okt. Also played 1 blitz event (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2357 was reached at age 44 (Jul 2019, Swedish #49 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 26).
Current rating
2209
Standard
Rpd2269·Blz2332
All-time high
2357
−148 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 44
Jul 2019 · age 44
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#137 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
19 entries2026
15th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2223
Jan 2026
2024
17th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2233
Nov 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Apr 2022
2019
Peak Swedish rank: #49
at age 44 · rated 2357
Jul 2019
7th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2357
Jul 2019
All-time peak 2357
at age 44 · −148 from today
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-22
2231 → 2209
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
0W4D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #18 | 2112 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #66 | 1458 | -9.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 2072 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLeo CrevatinFM
🇸🇪SWE·2242
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2487
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAndreas LandgrenFM
🇸🇪SWE·2213
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2418
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2019
View head-to-head →
vsTom RydstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2311
+0 −3 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#137
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#5,368
in continent
World
#7,699
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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