Bende, Tobias

Tobias Bende, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2137 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Majorna Varturnering 2026 R456, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, and Elite Hotels Open 2026 std. Also played 3 rapid (including Elite Hotels Open 2026 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including Majorna Blixt 1 Ht 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 41 months (2011–2014), 81 months (2016–2023) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 2174 was reached at age 33 (Sep 2010).