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Berg, Emanuel
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1704060· Male· Sweden· Born in 1981
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Emanuel Berg, a 45-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2474 and ranked 7th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 17 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5, and Karlstad Open 2025 std. Also played 1 rapid event (including Karlstad Open 2025 rpd) recently. His peak of 2627 was reached at age 29 (Nov 2010); he also reached World #117 in Oct 2008 and spent 20 months as Swedish #1.
Awarded GM in 2005 (age 24) and IM in 2001 (age 20). At junior level, he reached World #12 in U20.
Current rating
2474
Standard
Rpd2572·Blz2502
All-time high
2627
−153 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 29
Nov 2010 · age 29
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Swedish players · of 2,924
20 months in #1 nationally (2006–2011)
20 months in #1 nationally (2006–2011)
Career timeline
20 entries2022
43rd 40-45 player worldwide
at age 41 · rated 2533
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2532 → returned at 2529
Nov 2020
2011
1,000 career games
at age 30
Sep 2011
20 months in National #1
since Jul 2006
Jul 2011
2010
All-time peak 2627
at age 29 · −153 from today
Nov 2010
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-21
2495 → 2474
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
8/ 1650.0%
4W8D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #46 | 2388 | -3.5 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1674 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #65 | 2341 | -5.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/6 | #4 | 2482 | +1.5 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #55 | 2299 | -8.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2418
+4 −4 =12
20 games·last met Jul 2017
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vsStellan BrynellGM
🇸🇪SWE·2343
+5 −4 =9
18 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsNils GrandeliusGM
🇸🇪SWE·2647
+6 −6 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsHans TikkanenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2475
+6 −4 =8
18 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2415
+7 −2 =8
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#7
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#475
in continent
World
#795
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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