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Nilsson, Patrik 1978
🇸🇪FIDE 1708171· Male· Sweden· Born in 1978
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Patrik 1978 Nilsson, a 48-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2127 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 23 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 1 blitz event (including HASK Blixt-KM 2026) recently. He took a 38-month break between Apr 2003 and Jul 2006. His peak of 2256 was reached at age 42 (May 2020).
Current rating
2127
Standard
Rpd2062·Blz2126
All-time high
2256
−129 pts below
May 2020 · age 42
May 2020 · age 42
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,044 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
24th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2144
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Aug 2024
500 career games
at age 46
May 2024
2020
15th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2256
Sep 2020
All-time peak 2256
at age 42 · −129 from today
May 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 41
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2131 → 2127
Tournaments
12
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
9W4D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #31 | 984 | -17.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #13 | 2215 | +5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2081 | -0.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #4 | 2841 | +24.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #226 | 2817 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2758 | +4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2051 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #92 | 1374 | -27.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #49 | 1375 | -9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 2042 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStefan Hakansson
🇸🇪SWE·1995
+7 −2 =6
15 games·last met May 2023
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vsAnders Hansen
🇸🇪SWE
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsStaffan Thomasson
🇸🇪SWE·1860
+8 −1 =1
10 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsLars 1958 Persson
🇸🇪SWE·1678
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsSeifo Agovic
🇸🇪SWE·1860
+6 −1 =1
8 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#267
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#9,425
in continent
World
#13,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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