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Nilsson, Anders 1976
CM🇸🇪FIDE 1705423· Male· Sweden· Born in 1976
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Anders 1976 Nilsson, a 50-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2163 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r4-6, Mragel Open 2025 grp 1, and Mogens minne 2025 R67. Also played 1 blitz event (including Grund64 End-Of-Year Blitz) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2005), 20 months (2005–2007) and 15 months (2011–2012). His peak of 2250 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2020).
Awarded CM in 2015 (age 39).
Current rating
2163
Standard
Rpd2197·Blz2212
All-time high
2250
−87 pts below
Oct 2020 · age 44
Oct 2020 · age 44
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,365 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2023
18th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2224
Jan 2023
2020
15th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2250
Oct 2020
All-time peak 2250
at age 44 · −87 from today
Oct 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2169 → 2214
Mar 2018
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Mar 2018
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
2172 → 2163
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
1W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2169 | +1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #35 | 2144 | -2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #58 | 2074 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKjell PeterssonCM
🇸🇪SWE·2048
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsPatrik 1978 Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·2127
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2021
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vsTorbjorn Ivarsson
🇸🇪SWE·2096
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsGlenn Malmqvist
🇸🇪SWE·2038
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsCarlos Tornberg
🇸🇪SWE·2138
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#194
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#7,384
in continent
World
#10,365
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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