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Gamback, Bjorn
CM🇸🇪FIDE 1703161· Male· Sweden· Born in 1964
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Bjorn Gamback, a 62-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2026. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TSF Klubbmesterskap 2026 Gr M utsatt, Kristallens VT 2026 Elo2000 R56, and TSF Klubbmesterskap 2026 Gr M R 5-7. Also played 1 rapid (including Stockholmsmasterskap 60 Snabb 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Kristallens hostblixt 2025) recently. His peak of 2221 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2007).
Awarded CM in 2014 (age 50).
Current rating
2026
Standard
Rpd2071·Blz1925
All-time high
2221
−195 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 43
Jan 2007 · age 43
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#23,744
#23,744 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Apr 2026
2025
45th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2058
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 61
Aug 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Dec 2024
2020
41st Swedish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2120
Sep 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1996 → 2026
Tournaments
16
47 games
Score
28/ 4759.6%
21W14D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1774 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2671 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2765 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #10 | 2050 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2642 | +18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #21 | 1787 | -31.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2197 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1301 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2687 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1961 | -1.4 |
Worst Elo result: S: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. OPEN HVAR 2025. (-39.0 Elo, finished #86).
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael NaslundFM
🇸🇪SWE·2146
+3 −6 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsLars WalinderFM
🇸🇪SWE·2186
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsDavid 1968 Larsson
🇸🇪SWE·1984
+6 −2 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsGustav Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2101
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFredrik LindhFM
🇸🇪SWE·2224
+1 −5 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#498
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#17,480
in continent
World
#23,744
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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