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Nygren, Kim
CM🇸🇪FIDE 1706136· Male· Sweden· Born in 1980
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Kim Nygren, a 46-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2146 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2006–2007), 14 months (2007–2009) and 12 months (2009–2010). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r4-6 and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r3. Also played 4 rapid (including Lidkoping Open 2025) and 3 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2289 was reached at age 36 (May 2016); he also reached Swedish #80 in Jul 2004.
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 40).
Current rating
2146
Standard
Rpd2275·Blz2195
All-time high
2289
−143 pts below
May 2016 · age 36
May 2016 · age 36
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,524 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
19 entries2026
25th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2158
Jan 2026
2022
12th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2234
Mar 2022
2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 40
May 2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 40
Feb 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 39
Nov 2019
2016
Best 12-month gain (+78 Elo)
2211 → 2289
May 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
2173 → 2146
Tournaments
5
6 games
Score
1/ 616.7%
0W2D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #88 | 1516 | -12.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #47 | 1302 | -12.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #78 | 1582 | -4.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2222 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2302 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThomas ErnstGM
🇸🇪SWE·2258
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsJung Min SeoIM
🇸🇪SWE·2489
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMagnus Jonsson
🇸🇪SWE·2039
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2472
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMax WahlundCM
🇸🇪SWE·2091
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2023
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#225
out of 3,415 players
Europe
#8,263
in continent
World
#11,524
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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