Orndahl, Mats

Mats Orndahl, a 66-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65 and Avenyn Open 2025 std. Also played 4 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently. He had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2004–2006), 36 months (2007–2010), 35 months (2011–2014), 15 months (2017–2019), 44 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 32 months (2022–2025). His peak of 2192 was reached at age 55 (Nov 2015).