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Blomqvist, Erik
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1709437· Male· Sweden· Born in 1990
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Erik Blomqvist, a 36-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2472 and ranked 7th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 152 rated games in the past year (≈90/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Paskturneringen 2026 std, and Unga Talangers GM8. Also played 11 rapid (including VI Coop Saaremaa Chess Festival - Rapid Tournament) and 4 blitz events (including Jonkoping Chess Festival 2025 Blitz) recently. His peak of 2574 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2017, World #330 at the time); he spent 48 months in Swedish top 5.
Awarded GM in 2013 (age 23) and IM in 2009 (age 19). At junior level, he reached World #69 in U20, World #68 in U18 and #2 nationally in U16.
Current rating
2472
Standard
Rpd2471·Blz2490
All-time high
2574
−102 pts below
Jan 2017 · age 27
Jan 2017 · age 27
Activity
131
games / yr avg. · ≈11/mo
152 past 12 mo · ≈13/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#7
#7 · Swedish players · of 2,915
48 months in National top 5 (2015–2026)
48 months in National top 5 (2015–2026)
Career timeline
25 entries2026
48 months in national top 5
longest streak 15 months · since Sep 2015
Jan 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Sep 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
Aug 2019
Re-crossed 2500
at age 29
May 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jun 2018
Re-crossed 2500
at age 28
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
2452 → 2472
Tournaments
24
138 games
Score
81/ 13858.7%
64W49D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #166 | 2460 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/6 | #1 | 2589 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2492 | +4.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #12 | 2506 | +1.9 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #6 | 2703 | +2.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #61 | 2145 | -11.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #67 | 1747 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 3095 | +10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #41 | 2313 | -6.5 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 4/10 | #5 | 2408 | -12.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJung Min SeoIM
🇸🇪SWE·2489
+16 −17 =29
62 games·last met May 2026
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vsJoar OlundFM
🇸🇪SWE·2383
+15 −7 =6
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+9 −5 =14
28 games·last met May 2026
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vsJonathan WesterbergGM
🇸🇪SWE·2452
+11 −4 =11
26 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsEric ThornFM
🇸🇪SWE·2358
+17 −1 =7
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Sweden
#7
out of 3,415 players
Europe
#481
in continent
World
#812
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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