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Wihlborn, Bengt
🇸🇪FIDE 1709496· Male· Sweden· Born in 1952
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Bengt Wihlborn, a 74-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1828. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:7 r3. His peak of 1939 was reached at age 57 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1935·Blz1862
All-time high
1939
−111 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 57
Jul 2009 · age 57
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 71
May 2023
63rd Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1813
Feb 2023
2020
74th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1890
Oct 2020
Best 12-month gain (+79 Elo)
1811 → 1890
Aug 2020
7-month rising streak
+65 Elo
Jun 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1838 → 1828
Tournaments
2
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1818 | -0.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1081 | -8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTom RydstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2311
+1 −11 =0
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsBjorn Ottosson
🇸🇪SWE·1820
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsMarcus Johnsson
🇸🇪SWE·1915
+1 −6 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMattias 1979 Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·1912
+0 −5 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsPatrik Lindborg
🇸🇪SWE·2134
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Sweden
#1,342
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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