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Malmgren, Lars-Goran
🇸🇪FIDE 1708139· Male· Sweden· Born in 1955
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Lars-Goran Malmgren, a 71-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1908. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:9 r8-9, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r5-6, and MAS Open 2026 r4-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including MAS Snabbschacks KM 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2003–2004) and 32 months (2004–2007). His peak of 2034 was reached at age 48 (Apr 2003).
Current rating
1908
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1969
All-time high
2034
−126 pts below
Apr 2003 · age 48
Apr 2003 · age 48
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,150
#46,150 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
60th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1917
Feb 2026
2024
50th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1974
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+130 Elo)
1844 → 1974
Jun 2024
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
Apr 2018
2017
55th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2011
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
1861 → 1908
Tournaments
16
32 games
Score
20.5/ 3264.1%
14W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2481 | +3.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #50 | 1951 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1961 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #14 | 1830 | -7.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2033 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #7 | 1738 | -12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1930 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2523 | +6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 1651 | -5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1714 | -3.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonas Lindahl
🇸🇪SWE·2177
+2 −9 =4
15 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsMladen GajicFM
🇸🇪SWE·2256
+0 −10 =2
12 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGlenn Malmqvist
🇸🇪SWE·2038
+1 −10 =1
12 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMartin Silwer
🇸🇪SWE·2058
+2 −7 =3
12 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsOlof Sjodahl
🇸🇪SWE·1897
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2023
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Rankings
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Sweden
#920
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#34,002
in continent
World
#46,149
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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