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Carlstrom, Niklas

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FIDEFIDE 1704648· Male· Sweden· Born in 1979

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Niklas Carlstrom, a 47-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2112 — just 18 short of his peak of 2130 (Aug 2022, age 43) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +78 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Karlstad Open 2025 std, and Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std. Also played 7 rapid events (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2017–2019) and 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

2112

Standard

Rpd2073·Blz2159

All-time high

2130

−18 pts below
Aug 2022 · age 43

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,298 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
31st Swedish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2112
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
2034 → 2112
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Jun 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 45
Jun 2024
100 career games
at age 45
May 2024
2023
25th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2130
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Eric Vaarala 2,311
Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std · Nov 2025 · +6.0 Elo
Best comeback
Halmstad Open 2026 std
finished #2 (seeded #28 of 200)
Evolution
+84
2028 → 2112
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
21/ 3265.6%
16W10D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsEmanuel Sundin2,144·Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std·R8·+12.1
2.[W]vsOscar MorellCM2,185·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R8·+12.1
3.[W]vsBengt Nilsson2,147·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R6·+11.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Halmstad Open 2026 std
Open Swiss
May 20263.5/4#22461+35.0
Paskturneringen 2026 std
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/6#122091+3.6
Karlstad Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#332108+4.4
Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/4#192204+16.4
Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 std
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#782085+3.6
Vasteras Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Sep 20253/4#62189+16.0
Avenyn Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/4#622032+4.6
Hot streak: 7 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Sweden
#288
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#10,361
in continent
World
#14,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,647
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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288🇸🇪Carlstrom, Niklas2,112
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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10361🇸🇪Carlstrom, Niklas2,112
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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14298🇸🇪Carlstrom, Niklas2,112