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Nilsson, Matthias

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FIDEFIDE 1703439· Male· Sweden· Born in 1976

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Matthias Nilsson, a 50-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2242 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2009–2013) and 18 months (2013–2014). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r4 jan. Also played 2 rapid (including Eskilstuna Blixtsnabben rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Eskilstuna Blixtsnabben blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2292 was reached at age 46 (May 2022); he also reached Swedish #82 in Jan 2001.

Current rating

2242

Standard

Rpd2315·Blz2238

All-time high

2292

−50 pts below
May 2022 · age 46

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#107 · Swedish players · of 2,924

Career timeline

10 entries
2022
11th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2292
May 2022
All-time peak 2292
at age 46 · −50 from today
May 2022
2020
11th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2281
Oct 2020
2013
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2249 → returned at 2244
Apr 2013
2009
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 2255 → returned at 2249
Apr 2009
2001
Peak Swedish rank: #82
at age 25 · rated 2253
Jan 2001

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Mats PerssonFM 2,290
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7 · Mar 2026 · +1.4 Elo
Evolution
-9
2251 → 2242
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsCurt GruvaeusFM2,156·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r4 jan·R4·-12.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#322290+1.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb
Team
Feb 20261/1#282841+5.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r4 jan
Team
Jan 20260/1#401356-12.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r3 dec
Team
Dec 20251/1#132667+1.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r2 nov
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#342240-0.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r1 okt
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#232061-5.0

Most-Played Opponents

vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2194
+5 −1 =5
11 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsUlf Logdahl
🇸🇪SWE·1829
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
vsBo HT ErikssonFM
🇸🇪SWE·2010
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

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Sweden
#107
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#4,198
in continent
World
#6,144
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Sweden
1
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2
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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
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2,460
10
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2,453
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107🇸🇪Nilsson, Matthias2,242
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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4198🇸🇪Nilsson, Matthias2,242
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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6144🇸🇪Nilsson, Matthias2,242