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Olsson, Linus
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1706098· Male· Sweden· Born in 1984
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Linus Olsson, a 42-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2238 and sitting in the top 4% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +72 Elo over the past 12 months. 42 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lund Open grp 1 r6-7, Paskturneringen 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7. Also played 7 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 4 blitz events (including Blixt-SM 2025) recently. His peak of 2378 was reached at age 23 (Jul 2007); he also reached Swedish #29 in Apr 2006.
Awarded FM in 2005 (age 21). Earned a IM norm at Faaborg IM 2004. At junior level, he reached #1 and #3 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2238
Standard
Rpd2226·Blz2249
All-time high
2378
−140 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 23
Jul 2007 · age 23
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
42 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#113 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
15 entries2026
7th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2239
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 42
Mar 2026
500 career games
at age 42
Jan 2026
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2240 → returned at 2262
May 2020
2007
All-time peak 2378
at age 23 · −140 from today
Jul 2007
2006
Peak Swedish rank: #29
at age 22 · rated 2366
Apr 2006
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+72
2166 → 2238
Tournaments
18
46 games
Score
32/ 4669.6%
25W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 2157 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2777 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #15 | 2359 | +25.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2173 | -1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2002 | -5.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2676 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 2024 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2486 | +15.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #67 | 2908 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2205 | +0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAxel SmithGM
🇸🇪SWE·2439
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsNejib Bouaziz
🇸🇪SWE·1934
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsDavid Quinn
🇬🇧SCO·1913
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnders Sandstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1982
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsHans TikkanenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2475
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2009
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Rankings
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Sweden
#113
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#4,333
in continent
World
#6,319
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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