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Semcesen, Daniel
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1706993· Male· Sweden· Born in 1986
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Daniel Semcesen, a 40-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2422 and ranked 19th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 22 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈61/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Unga talanger IM6, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, and Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) recently. His peak of 2513 was reached at age 28 (May 2014, Swedish #7 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2014 (age 28), IM in 2009 (age 23), and FM in 2007 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #3, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2422
Standard
Rpd2519·Blz2458
All-time high
2513
−91 pts below
May 2014 · age 28
May 2014 · age 28
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#19
#19 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
19 entries2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2475 → returned at 2472
Nov 2020
2014
Peak Swedish rank: #7
at age 28 · rated 2513
May 2014
All-time peak 2513
at age 28 · −91 from today
May 2014
GM title awardedGM
at age 28 · 84th FIDE Congress 2013
Mar 2014
Crossed 2500
at age 28
Mar 2014
2013
1,000 career games
at age 27
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2427 → 2422
Tournaments
7
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
12W17D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2449 | +4.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2522 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2952 | +1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #30 | 2289 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #5 | 2464 | +6.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #95 | 2159 | -12.3 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #43 | 2366 | -2.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans TikkanenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2475
+4 −4 =13
21 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsAxel SmithGM
🇸🇪SWE·2439
+5 −4 =12
21 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+4 −5 =7
16 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsNils GrandeliusGM
🇸🇪SWE·2662
+6 −6 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2018
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vsJasmin BejtovicIM
🇧🇦BIH·2362
+5 −1 =7
13 games·last met Feb 2016
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#19
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#827
in continent
World
#1,332
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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