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Eklund, Joel
🇸🇪FIDE 1705288· Male· Sweden· Born in 1980
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Joel Eklund, a 46-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2134 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 60 Elo over the past 12 months. 40 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6, and Elite Hotels Open 2026 std. Also played 8 rapid events (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016) and 12 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2279 was reached at age 41 (Nov 2021); he also reached Swedish #98 in Mar 2024.
Current rating
2134
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz2251
All-time high
2279
−145 pts below
Nov 2021 · age 41
Nov 2021 · age 41
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,486 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
21st Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2162
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Nov 2024
Peak Swedish rank: #98
at age 44 · rated 2260
Mar 2024
2022
8th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2279
Mar 2022
2021
All-time peak 2279
at age 41 · −145 from today
Nov 2021
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-58
2192 → 2134
Tournaments
12
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
9W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1236 | -13.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #54 | 1483 | -6.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #136 | 2111 | -6.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2143 | -0.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2589 | +2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #73 | 2246 | +8.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1999 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2051 | -3.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #44 | 2077 | -8.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2175 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#250
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#9,002
in continent
World
#12,486
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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