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Wengholm, Anders
CM🇸🇪FIDE 1704818· Male· Sweden· Born in 1958
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Anders Wengholm, a 68-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2179 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +61 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r3 dec. Also played 4 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 3 blitz events (including VSF Lagblixt-DM 2025) recently. He took a 58-month break between Oct 2004 and Sep 2009. His peak of 2265 was reached at age 43 (Jan 2001); he also reached Swedish #96 in Jul 2003.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 66).
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd2117·Blz2190
All-time high
2265
−86 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 43
Jan 2001 · age 43
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,341 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
21 entries2024
8th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2188
Jun 2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 66
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Oct 2021
2019
8th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2218
Oct 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 61
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 60
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+42
2137 → 2179
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
17/ 2665.4%
11W12D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #17 | 2214 | +14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #25 | 2196 | +1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2328 | +4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1501 | -7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2876 | +16.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #5 | 2181 | +4.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2875 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #38 | 2149 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 2301 | +15.4 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas Bjorklund
🇸🇪SWE·2110
+3 −3 =4
10 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAnders Kleimark
🇸🇪SWE·2024
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsLars-Goran EklundFM
🇸🇪SWE·2228
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsViljo Koski
🇸🇪SWE·1880
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLeif 1940 Svensson
🇸🇪SWE·2068
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Sweden
#171
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#6,599
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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