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Grandelius, Nils
GM🇸🇪FIDE 1710400· Male· Sweden· Born in 1993
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Nils Grandelius, a 33-year-old Swedish Grandmaster, is rated 2662 and ranked 1st among Swedish players, and 53rd worldwide. He has held steady between 2650 and 2675 for 8 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈101/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Extraliga 2025-2026 r5-6. Also played 2 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2694 was reached at age 26 (Mar 2019); he also reached World #44 in Jul 2019 and has been in the world top 100 for 100 months and counting (4 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded GM in 2010 (age 17), IM in 2008 (age 15), and FM in 2007 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #9 in U20, World #9 in U18, World #7 in U16 and World #9 in U14.
Current rating
2662
Standard
Rpd2611·Blz2575
All-time high
2694
−32 pts below
Mar 2019 · age 26
Mar 2019 · age 26
Activity
76
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
70 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#1
#1 · Swedish players · of 2,915
World top 100 since Jul 2022
World top 100 since Jul 2022
Career timeline
24 entries2026
100 months in world top 100 (ongoing)
longest streak 48 months · since May 2017
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2650
at age 32
Nov 2025
2022
Re-crossed 2650
at age 29
Jul 2022
2019
Peak World rank: #44
at age 26 · rated 2691
Jul 2019
All-time peak 2694
at age 26 · −32 from today
Mar 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2650
at age 25
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2642 → 2662
Tournaments
11
65 games
Score
39.5/ 6560.8%
24W34D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #117 | 2492 | -4.3 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #121 | 3238 | +2.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 3195 | +3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #57 | 2555 | -2.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #14 | 2589 | -1.5 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | R16 | 2632 | +2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 5/6 | #42 | 2668 | +5.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6/8 | #5 | 2748 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/11 | #27 | 2629 | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 2730 | +8.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2408
+18 −4 =6
28 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsHans TikkanenGM
🇸🇪SWE·2475
+7 −6 =12
25 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+9 −4 =8
21 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAxel SmithGM
🇸🇪SWE·2439
+11 −3 =7
21 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsEmanuel BergGM
🇸🇪SWE·2474
+6 −6 =6
18 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
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Sweden
#1
out of 3,415 players
Europe
#22
in continent
World
#53
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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