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Van Der Wal, Andreas
🇸🇪FIDE 1707400· Male· Sweden· Born in 1971
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Andreas Van Der Wal, a 55-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2179 — just 4 short of his peak of 2183 (Jan 2017, age 46) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 77 months (2002–2008), 30 months (2010–2013), 12 months (2018–2019) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r4.
Current rating
2179
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2183
−4 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 46
Jan 2017 · age 46
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,341 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
18th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2179
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2177 → returned at 2171
Nov 2024
2020
26th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2173
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2150 → returned at 2159
Apr 2018
2017
All-time peak 2183
at age 46 · −4 from today
Jan 2017
2016
33rd Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2169
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2177 → 2179
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2899 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 2074 | -5.6 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#171
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#6,599
in continent
World
#9,341
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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World
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