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Engstrom, Staffan
🇸🇪FIDE 1705016· Male· Sweden· Born in 1972
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Staffan Engstrom, a 54-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2066 — just 29 short of his peak of 2095 (Apr 2002, age 30) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (5 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 109 months (2003–2012), 15 months (2013–2015) and 38 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r4 jan. Also played 1 blitz event (including Rockaden Umea BlixtKM 2026) recently.
Current rating
2066
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1996
All-time high
2095
−29 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 30
Apr 2002 · age 30
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
5 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#18,881 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
49th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2080
Mar 2024
2020
52nd Swedish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2070
Oct 2020
2019
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 2070 → returned at 2063
Dec 2019
2017
61st Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2067
Oct 2017
2013
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2063 → returned at 2057
Dec 2013
2012
46th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2075
Dec 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
2039 → 2066
Tournaments
4
5 games
Score
4/ 580.0%
3W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2310 | +13.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2839 | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1905 | -3.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2675 | +5.8 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#403
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#13,821
in continent
World
#18,881
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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