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Karlsson, Tomas

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FIDEFIDE 1704800· Male· Sweden· Born in 1973

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Tomas Karlsson, a 53-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2230 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2002–2004), 35 months (2005–2008) and 12 months (2009–2010). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r5, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan. Also played 1 blitz event (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2316 was reached at age 46 (Dec 2019); he also reached Swedish #71 in Oct 2004.

Awarded FM in 2019 (age 46).

Current rating

2230

Standard

Rpd—·Blz2236

All-time high

2316

−86 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 46

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 4%

#118 · Swedish players · of 2,924

Career timeline

16 entries
2024
16th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2278
Jan 2024
2020
10th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2313
Oct 2020
2019
All-time peak 2316
at age 46 · −86 from today
Dec 2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 46
Mar 2019
Crossed 2300
at age 46
Mar 2019
2018
12th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2293
Dec 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Johnny WiewegFM 2,046
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 R 4 · Jan 2026 · +5.3 Elo
Evolution
-9
2239 → 2230
Tournaments
7
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsTheodor LindberghCM2,211·Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r2·R2·-10.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r5
Team
Feb 20261/1#72777+6.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb
Team
Feb 20261/1#142681+2.4
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 R 4
Team
Jan 20261/1#142846+5.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#272168-1.6
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r3
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#271913-7.6
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r2
Team
Oct 20250/1#541411-10.6
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 2 r1
Team
Sep 20250.5/1#312165-2.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Sweden
#118
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#4,600
in continent
World
#6,680
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,647
2
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2,581
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
🇸🇪Berg, EmanuelFollow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,474
8
🇸🇪Trost, EdvinFollow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
8
🇸🇪Sorensen, HampusFollow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
10
🇸🇪Storme, IsakFollow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
...
118🇸🇪Karlsson, Tomas2,230
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
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2,713
...
4600🇸🇪Karlsson, Tomas2,230
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
6680🇸🇪Karlsson, Tomas2,230