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Nilsson, Viktor

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FIDEFIDE 1706632· Male· Sweden· Born in 1985

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Viktor Nilsson, a 41-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2175 — just 5 short of his peak of 2180 (Dec 2023, age 38) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 71 months (2002–2008), 16 months (2009–2010) and 36 months (2010–2013). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:8 r4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Sommarcupen 2025) recently.

At junior level, he reached #10, #4 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2175

Standard

Rpd2092·Blz—

All-time high

2180

−5 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 38

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#9,614 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2026
15th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2175
May 2026
2025
17th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2174
Sep 2025
2023
All-time peak 2180
at age 38 · −5 from today
Dec 2023
6-month rising streak
+29 Elo
Apr 2023
100 career games
at age 38
Jan 2023
2020
56th Swedish 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2152
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lukas Spang 1,953
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:8 r4 · Feb 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+1
2174 → 2175
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
1.5/ 275.0%
1W1D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsLukas Spang1,953·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:8 r4·R4·+4.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:8 r4
Team
Feb 20261/1#102753+4.8
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:8 r1
Team
Oct 20250.5/1#142017-4.2

Rankings

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Sweden
#181
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#6,813
in continent
World
#9,614
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Sweden
1
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3
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4
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5
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2,488
6
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2,487
7
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2,474
8
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2,460
8
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10
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181🇸🇪Nilsson, Viktor2,175
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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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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6813🇸🇪Nilsson, Viktor2,175
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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9614🇸🇪Nilsson, Viktor2,175