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Hammar, Ulf
🇸🇪FIDE 1706586· Male· Sweden· Born in 1985
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Ulf Hammar, a 41-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2132 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristallens VT 2026 Elo2000 R56, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r7, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 1 r5. He took a 132-month break between Mar 2014 and Apr 2025. His peak of 2229 was reached at age 25 (Sep 2010).
At junior level, he reached #8, #10 and #4 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2132
Standard
Rpd2169·Blz2087
All-time high
2229
−97 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 25
Sep 2010 · age 25
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
20th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2140
Jan 2026
2025
17th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2170
Dec 2025
2014
Inactive for 132 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2143
Mar 2014
2010
35th Swedish 20-35 player
at age 25 · rated 2229
Sep 2010
All-time peak 2229
at age 25 · −97 from today
Sep 2010
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Jan 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
2143 → 2132
Tournaments
16
35 games
Score
22/ 3562.9%
17W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 2198 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2277 | +9.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2899 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #7 | 2027 | -10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2914 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #41 | 2040 | -4.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #46 | 2125 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #27 | 2077 | -19.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #56 | 1292 | -12.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #20 | 1786 | -18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenrik Isaksson
🇸🇪SWE·2063
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Feb 2012
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vsKaj Bindler
🇸🇪SWE·2023
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2012
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vsUlf Hammarstrom
🇸🇪SWE·2183
+0 −0 =8
8 games·last met Mar 2012
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vsDavid Nygren
🇸🇪SWE·2073
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2012
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vsLeif 1981 Svensson
🇸🇪SWE·1968
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2012
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#254
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#9,128
in continent
World
#12,645
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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