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Westergren, Bertil
🇸🇪FIDE 1712012· Male· Sweden· Born in 1939
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Bertil Westergren, a 87-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1873. He has fluctuated between 1848 and 1900 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Goteborgs Veteran-DM 2026 R12345, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:6 r5-6, and Goteborgs schackveteraners KM 2025 Grp B R678. Also played 1 rapid event (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) recently. He took a 26-month break between Mar 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1947 was reached at age 77 (Jun 2016).
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1820·Blz1901
All-time high
1947
−74 pts below
Jun 2016 · age 77
Jun 2016 · age 77
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+82 Elo)
1783 → 1865
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 85
Mar 2024
2023
11th Swedish 80+ player
at age 84 · rated 1829
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1825
Mar 2020
2018
100 career games
at age 79
Dec 2018
2016
6th Swedish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1947
Sep 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1860 → 1873
Tournaments
8
21 games
Score
13/ 2161.9%
10W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 1784 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #13 | 1768 | -19.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2757 | +11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2693 | +10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1721 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2558 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/3 | #1 | 2636 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2.5/4 | #40 | 1781 | -7.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,078
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#40,396
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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