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Ekenberg, Ulf
🇸🇪FIDE 1706918· Male· Sweden· Born in 1951
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Ulf Ekenberg, a 75-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1966. He has fluctuated between 1943 and 1996 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r7, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 5 r5, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r5-6 feb. His peak of 2073 was reached at age 65 (Nov 2016).
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1930·Blz1925
All-time high
2073
−107 pts below
Nov 2016 · age 65
Nov 2016 · age 65
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1929 → 1996
Dec 2024
2022
11th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2021
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Jun 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Jan 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1996 → returned at 2014
Nov 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1968 → 1966
Tournaments
13
17 games
Score
8/ 1747.1%
8W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2199 | +11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2696 | +8.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2100 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #39 | 1508 | -2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2454 | +2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #40 | 1804 | -7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1795 | -4.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2452 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2453 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #31 | 1303 | -7.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2194
+2 −8 =1
11 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsZoran S Todorovic
🇷🇸SRB·2023
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsRune Evertsson
🇸🇪SWE·1892
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsJohan Svardh
🇸🇪SWE·1924
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsJung Min SeoIM
🇸🇪SWE·2488
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2023
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#673
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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