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Engstrom, Stefan
🇸🇪FIDE 1706950· Male· Sweden· Born in 1951
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Stefan Engstrom, a 75-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1964. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Seniorschack KM 2026 r9-11, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:2 r7, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 1 r5. He had 3 career breaks: 146 months (2001–2013), 23 months (2013–2015) and 51 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2161 was reached at age 50 (Jan 2001).
Previously known as Heinz Salomonsson (until Apr 2013).
Current rating
1964
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2161
−197 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 50
Jan 2001 · age 50
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,826
#33,826 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
22 entries2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 73
Oct 2024
2022
13th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1999
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1999 → returned at 2000
Jun 2020
2019
18th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2053
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 68
Jun 2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+21
1943 → 1964
Tournaments
11
23 games
Score
14.5/ 2363.0%
10W9D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #10 | 1997 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #38 | 1044 | -13.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1856 | -10.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #16 | 1890 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2791 | +11.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #10 | 2003 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2585 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2172 | +15.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #40 | 2040 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2.5/4 | #9 | 2084 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#680
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#25,012
in continent
World
#33,825
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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