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Blomstrom, Lars
🇸🇪FIDE 1704281· Male· Sweden· Born in 1954
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Lars Blomstrom, a 72-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2073 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 23 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb. Also played 4 rapid events (including Paskturneringen 2026 rpd) recently. He took a 47-month break between Oct 2003 and Oct 2007. His peak of 2202 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
2073
Standard
Rpd2024·Blz—
All-time high
2202
−129 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 47
Jan 2001 · age 47
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,085 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
13th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2091
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+101 Elo)
2021 → 2122
May 2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 70
Apr 2024
2020
12th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2164
Oct 2020
2017
13th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 2185
Aug 2017
2013
100 career games
at age 59
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2091 → 2073
Tournaments
9
29 games
Score
16/ 2955.2%
9W14D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #92 | 2048 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1443 | -5.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1989 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2979 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #35 | 1986 | -13.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2831 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #5 | 2108 | +7.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #36 | 1540 | -3.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/4 | #47 | 1982 | -12.0 |
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Rankings
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Sweden
#384
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#13,229
in continent
World
#18,085
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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