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AJ
Ask, Josef
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1704583· Male· Sweden· Born in 1975
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Josef Ask, a 51-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2024. He has slipped back 97 Elo over the past 12 months. 105 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Compo Cup 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7. Also played 19 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2260 was reached at age 31 (Apr 2006, Swedish #73 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 42).
Current rating
2024
Standard
Rpd2017·Blz2088
All-time high
2260
−236 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 31
Apr 2006 · age 31
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
101 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#24,014
#24,014 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
27 entries2026
50th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2068
Apr 2026
2025
1,000 career games
at age 50
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
May 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Feb 2025
2023
22nd Swedish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2202
Jan 2023
2022
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
2145 → 2202
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-106
2130 → 2024
Tournaments
25
98 games
Score
52/ 9853.1%
48W8D42L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 2077 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1978 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #41 | 2068 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #100 | 1751 | -47.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #9 | 2208 | +14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2774 | +15.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #146 | 1903 | -14.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2879 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #21 | 2672 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #28 | 1262 | -10.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas ErnstGM
🇸🇪SWE·2247
+3 −8 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+12 −0 =0
12 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsEmil HermanssonIM
🇸🇪SWE·2390
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Jun 2015
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vsJuan Manuel Bellon LopezGM
🇸🇪SWE·2262
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Dec 2022
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vsHans Ranby
🇸🇪SWE·1869
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Sweden
#509
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#17,688
in continent
World
#24,014
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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