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Hedlund, Niklas
🇸🇪FIDE 1707094· Male· Sweden· Born in 1976
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Niklas Hedlund, a 50-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1991. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 15 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r5-6, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5. Also played 2 rapid events (including Paskturneringen 2026 rpd) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2003), 29 months (2003–2006), 23 months (2006–2008), 17 months (2008–2009) and 68 months (2009–2015). His peak of 2062 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1991
Standard
Rpd1987·Blz1994
All-time high
2062
−71 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 32
Jan 2008 · age 32
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#28,940
#28,940 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
100 career games
at age 49
Mar 2025
61st Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2023
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
1969 → 2023
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Feb 2025
2020
69th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 1960
Oct 2020
2016
61st Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2047
Oct 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1999 → 1991
Tournaments
14
25 games
Score
8/ 2532.0%
4W8D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/6 | #84 | 2110 | +18.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #46 | 1958 | -8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #77 | 1246 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #49 | 2151 | +8.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #55 | 1465 | -4.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #51 | 1543 | -2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #37 | 1828 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #42 | 2025 | +3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | 1371 | -5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2970 | +13.6 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#595
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#21,393
in continent
World
#28,939
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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