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Golkhar, Salim
🇸🇪FIDE 1708708· Male· Sweden· Born in 1968
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Salim Golkhar, a 58-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1632. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stockholms SS KM 2026 r8-9, Stockholmsmasterskapet 2026 r1-3, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 5 r3. Also played 2 rapid (including Sallskapets km i snabbschack 2026) and 4 blitz events (including Kristallens varblixt 2026) recently. His peak of 1690 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1632
Standard
Rpd1721·Blz1628
All-time high
1690
−58 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#134,927
#134,927 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1450 → 1658
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1690
at age 56 · −58 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 52
May 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 48
Jun 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1655 → 1632
Tournaments
15
35 games
Score
13/ 3537.1%
11W6D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 884 | -8.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 0/2 | #40 | 935 | -15.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #48 | 1150 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 1696 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1980 | +29.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #57 | 1118 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1019 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #29 | 1882 | +5.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 1035 | -4.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #52 | 1407 | -17.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+1 −13 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorn Knoppel
🇸🇪SWE·1716
+4 −6 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSten Dillen
🇸🇪SWE·1634
+8 −4 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRobert Spangberg
🇸🇪SWE
+8 −2 =1
11 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsRune Evertsson
🇸🇪SWE·1892
+1 −9 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,372
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#91,726
in continent
World
#134,919
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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