Format
SJ
Sjostrand, Joel
🇸🇪FIDE 1709844· Male· Sweden· Born in 1984
Follow Joel SjostrandTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Joel Sjostrand, a 42-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1920. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:3 r5-6, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 3 r4, and Rilton Open 2025-2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2012 was reached at age 39 (Jan 2023).
Current rating
1920
Standard
Rpd1889·Blz1884
All-time high
2012
−92 pts below
Jan 2023 · age 39
Jan 2023 · age 39
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,243
#43,243 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
42nd Swedish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2006
Mar 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 41
Feb 2025
2023
40th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 39 · rated 2012
Jan 2023
All-time peak 2012
at age 39 · −92 from today
Jan 2023
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 38
Dec 2022
2019
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1914 → returned at 1921
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-57
1977 → 1920
Tournaments
10
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
7W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #35 | 1660 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2557 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #20 | 1818 | -18.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1979 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 1164 | -10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #25 | 1955 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #104 | 1879 | -9.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #55 | 1038 | -13.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1977 | -0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2544 | +4.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJouni Tuomainen
🇸🇪SWE·1691
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPatrik Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1896
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
vsHarald LogdahlFM
🇸🇪SWE·2194
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Aug 2017
View head-to-head →
vsJosef AskFM
🇸🇪SWE·2024
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2018
View head-to-head →
vsBachtiar Iminov
🇸🇪SWE·1968
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Sweden
#853
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#31,918
in continent
World
#43,242
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Sweden
| 1 | 🇸🇪Follow Nils GrandeliusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,647 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Follow Ferdinand HellersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Follow Vitaly SivukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,511 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Follow Platon GalperinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,509 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Follow Jung Min SeoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,488 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Follow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,487 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Follow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,474 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪Follow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| ... | ||
| 853 | 1,920 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 31918 | 1,920 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 43242 | 1,920 | |