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Hellstrom, Magnus
🇸🇪FIDE 1705474· Male· Sweden· Born in 1973
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Magnus Hellstrom, a 53-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2046 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r5-6, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r2 nov. Also played 2 rapid events (including Bjorkstadsschacket 2025 rpd) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 14 months (2008–2009), 13 months (2012–2013) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2160 was reached at age 35 (Apr 2008).
Current rating
2046
Standard
Rpd2000·Blz—
All-time high
2160
−114 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 35
Apr 2008 · age 35
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,245 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
56th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2046
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2038 → returned at 2040
Jan 2024
2020
43rd Swedish 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2104
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2061 → 2104
Jul 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 47
Feb 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 46
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
2040 → 2046
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
7W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2168 | +4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #27 | 2068 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #19 | 2628 | +4.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2777 | +17.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1720 | -21.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Nygren
🇸🇪SWE·2073
+4 −13 =1
18 games·last met May 2022
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vsHenrik Olofsson
🇸🇪SWE·1930
+6 −4 =3
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHenrik Isaksson
🇸🇪SWE·2063
+2 −6 =4
12 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsUlf Hammarstrom
🇸🇪SWE·2183
+0 −5 =4
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJan Backsten
🇸🇪SWE·2041
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2022
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#447
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#15,603
in continent
World
#21,245
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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