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Smith, Axel
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1707930· Male· Sweden· Born in 1986
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Axel Smith, a 40-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2439 and ranked 15th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈64/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb. Also played 1 rapid (including SM i Snabbschack 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Blixt-SM 2025) recently. His peak of 2516 was reached at age 30 (Aug 2016); he also reached Swedish #7 in Mar 2017 and spent 19 months in Swedish top 10.
Awarded GM in 2016 (age 30) and IM in 2008 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #4 and #4 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2439
Standard
Rpd2445·Blz2412
All-time high
2516
−77 pts below
Aug 2016 · age 30
Aug 2016 · age 30
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#15
#15 · Swedish players · of 2,913
19 months in National top 10 (2016–2017)
19 months in National top 10 (2016–2017)
Career timeline
19 entries2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 37
Feb 2023
2017
19 months in national top 10
longest streak 14 months · since Mar 2016
Dec 2017
Peak Swedish rank: #7
at age 31 · rated 2511
Mar 2017
2016
All-time peak 2516
at age 30 · −77 from today
Aug 2016
Re-crossed 2500
at age 30
Jun 2016
GM title awardedGM
at age 30 · 1st quarter Presidential Board 2016
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2431 → 2439
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
12/ 1866.7%
8W8D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #45 | 2393 | -1.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #48 | 2429 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #7 | 2638 | +7.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2549 | +4.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #159 | 2507 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #60 | 2264 | -6.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2585 | +4.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+5 −5 =13
23 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsNils GrandeliusGM
🇸🇪SWE·2662
+3 −11 =7
21 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsDaniel SemcesenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2422
+4 −5 =12
21 games·last met Jul 2016
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vsStellan BrynellGM
🇸🇪SWE·2343
+5 −3 =12
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2408
+6 −5 =8
19 games·last met Jul 2024
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#15
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#700
in continent
World
#1,140
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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