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Marklund, Niklas

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FIDEFIDE 1705466· Male· Sweden· Born in 1975

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Niklas Marklund, a 51-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2178 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007), 17 months (2007–2009) and 24 months (2009–2011). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9. Also played 1 rapid (including Glommers Summer Chess Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Glommers Summer Chess Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2243 was reached at age 42 (Mar 2017).

Current rating

2178

Standard

Rpd2194·Blz2205

All-time high

2243

−65 pts below
Mar 2017 · age 42

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,406 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
19th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2194
Mar 2026
2025
21st Swedish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2176
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
2125 → 2176
Jun 2025
2020
21st Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2200
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 45
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 44
Dec 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Edvin TrostIM 2,456
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6 · Jan 2026 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+2
2176 → 2178
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9
Team
Mar 20260.5/3#711947-16.4
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6
Team
Jan 20261/3#442260+5.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r1-3
Team
Nov 20252/3#242323+12.2
Worst Elo result: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9 (-16.4 Elo, finished #71).

Most-Played Opponents

vsEmil HermanssonIM
🇸🇪SWE·2390
+1 −9 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsTobias Pettersson
🇸🇪SWE·2074
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRoland Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1965
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings

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Sweden
#174
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#6,644
in continent
World
#9,406
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
🇸🇪Blomqvist, ErikFollow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
174🇸🇪Marklund, Niklas2,178
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
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
6644🇸🇪Marklund, Niklas2,178
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
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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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
9406🇸🇪Marklund, Niklas2,178