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LJ
Lejhall, Jens
🇸🇪FIDE 1708864· Male· Sweden· Born in 1972
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Jens Lejhall, a 54-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1953. He has fluctuated between 1939 and 2001 over the past 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈2/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan. Also played 2 rapid (including Lussesnabben 2025) and 14 blitz events (including Sommarschacket 2025 16juli) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 41 months (2004–2008), 92 months (2008–2016), 73 months (2016–2022) and 20 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2032 was reached at age 36 (Apr 2008).
Current rating
1953
Standard
Rpd1965·Blz1981
All-time high
2032
−79 pts below
Apr 2008 · age 36
Apr 2008 · age 36
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,051
#36,051 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Apr 2025
2024
74th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2001
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Dec 2024
2022
61st Swedish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1989
May 2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1989 → returned at 1997
May 2022
2016
Inactive for 73 months
paused at 2003 → returned at 1989
Mar 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1958 → 1953
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
7W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #9 | 2059 | +8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1208 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2510 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #15 | 1888 | -11.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #11 | 2808 | +10.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2139 | +9.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #98 | 1722 | -19.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSafian Haj Mohammed
🇸🇪SWE·1819
+18 −2 =0
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsJonas Kallen
🇸🇪SWE·2086
+5 −4 =4
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsKlas Fors
🇸🇪SWE·2074
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsRoy Berg
🇸🇪SWE·1903
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Bergdahl
🇸🇪SWE·1970
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#723
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#26,626
in continent
World
#36,050
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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