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Rolen, Magnus
🇸🇪FIDE 1707370· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977
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Magnus Rolen, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2048 — just 22 short of his peak of 2070 (May 2012, age 35) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 19 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Majorna Varturnering 2026 R456, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r3 dec. Also played 5 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 7 blitz events (including Sommarschacket 2025 6aug) recently. He had 5 career breaks: 53 months (2003–2007), 16 months (2008–2009), 31 months (2009–2012), 24 months (2014–2016) and 67 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).
Previously known as Magnus Iivari (until Jul 2009).
Current rating
2048
Standard
Rpd2050·Blz2017
All-time high
2070
−22 pts below
May 2012 · age 35
May 2012 · age 35
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
54th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2048
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
2000 → 2034
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 47
Dec 2024
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 1996
Feb 2019
68th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2025
Jan 2019
2014
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2049
Feb 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
2029 → 2048
Tournaments
12
23 games
Score
13.5/ 2358.7%
10W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2373 | +28.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #35 | 1884 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2141 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #59 | 1290 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #11 | 1275 | -8.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2102 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2706 | +13.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #12 | 1973 | -3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #97 | 1801 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2577 | +7.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSafian Haj Mohammed
🇸🇪SWE·1819
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRoy Berg
🇸🇪SWE·1903
+4 −4 =5
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsLiam Simpson
🇸🇪SWE·1955
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlharash Feras
🇸🇾SYR·1918
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatrik Buzleta
🇸🇪SWE·1776
+7 −2 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
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Sweden
#443
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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