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Westin, Ake
🇸🇪FIDE 1712888· Male· Sweden· Born in 1952
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Ake Westin, a 74-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2048 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +29 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r7, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r5-6, and Brittsommarturnering 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Helsingborgs SS snabb-KM 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Helsingborgs SS Blixt-KM 2026) recently. His peak of 2161 was reached at age 62 (Feb 2014).
Current rating
2048
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz2067
All-time high
2161
−113 pts below
Feb 2014 · age 62
Feb 2014 · age 62
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,023 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
19th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 2041
Nov 2025
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 72
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
May 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 70
Nov 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2013 → returned at 2000
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+29
2019 → 2048
Tournaments
12
18 games
Score
13.5/ 1875.0%
10W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2736 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2126 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1917 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #61 | 1925 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2735 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 2107 | +2.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2030 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 1979 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2662 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1861 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVolker Sarodnick
🇸🇪SWE·1837
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsAnders Hansen
🇸🇪SWE
+6 −3 =3
12 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsTed Henrik Sandbech
🇩🇰DEN·1687
+6 −0 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRolf Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1676
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsTomasz Szczepanowski
🇵🇱POL·1989
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#443
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#15,437
in continent
World
#21,023
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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