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Skjoldebrand, Martin
🇸🇪FIDE 1711911· Male· Sweden· Born in 1964
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Martin Skjoldebrand, a 62-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1839. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, UASS KM 2025 B r6-7, and WE 2 2025, grp 3. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 34 months (2008–2011), 18 months (2013–2014) and 13 months (2014–2016). His peak of 1982 was reached at age 48 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1867·Blz1854
All-time high
1982
−143 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 48
Sep 2012 · age 48
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1800 → 1855
Feb 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 58
Aug 2022
94th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1884
Apr 2022
2016
82nd Swedish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1962
Feb 2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1962
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
1837 → 1839
Tournaments
10
17 games
Score
9/ 1752.9%
6W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #3 | 1927 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2549 | +7.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2010 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2610 | +10.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #15 | 1052 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #52 | 1108 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #15 | 1760 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2351 | +3.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #30 | 1792 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1.5/4 | #8 | 1721 | -13.0 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsSvante Wedin
🇸🇪SWE·1876
+3 −5 =5
13 games·last met May 2024
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vsGunnar 1963 Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1919
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsAke Lundeqvist
🇸🇪SWE·1931
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsGoran Ridnert
🇸🇪SWE·1834
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsEddie Parteg
🇸🇪SWE·1665
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,277
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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