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JL
Johansson, Linus
IM🇸🇪FIDE 1711113· Male· Sweden· Born in 1995
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Linus Johansson, a 31-year-old Swedish International Master, is rated 2421 and ranked 20th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 13 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9. His peak of 2506 was reached at age 25 (Aug 2020, Swedish #10 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2014 (age 19) and FM in 2013 (age 18). Earned GM norms at CCC 2020 GM and Elitserien 2023-24 R789. At junior level, he reached World #61 in U20, World #75 in U18 and #1 and #2 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2421
Standard
Rpd2442·Blz2449
All-time high
2506
−85 pts below
Aug 2020 · age 25
Aug 2020 · age 25
Activity
74
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#20
#20 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
20 entries2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 30
May 2025
2020
Peak Swedish rank: #10
at age 25 · rated 2506
Aug 2020
Crossed 2500
at age 25
Aug 2020
All-time peak 2506
at age 25 · −85 from today
Aug 2020
2017
500 career games
at age 22
Aug 2017
2016
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
2412 → 2421
Tournaments
12
56 games
Score
32/ 5657.1%
22W20D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #105 | 2452 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/11 | #206 | 2380 | -4.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #56 | 2462 | +0.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #130 | 2367 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #58 | 2740 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #64 | 2410 | -0.7 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/9 | #31 | 2365 | -5.1 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #16 | 2635 | +7.9 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2577 | +5.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 4.5/7 | #130 | 2483 | +8.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonathan WesterbergGM
🇸🇪SWE·2452
+2 −4 =8
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsTom RydstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2311
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsErik BlomqvistGM
🇸🇪SWE·2472
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2408
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#20
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#835
in continent
World
#1,346
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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