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Franzen, Bo
🇸🇪FIDE 1714406· Male· Sweden· Born in 1954
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Bo Franzen, a 72-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1824 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Seniorschack KM 2026 r9-11, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 1 r5. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2015 and Jul 2016.
Current rating
1824
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1824
at best
May 2026 · age 72
May 2026 · age 72
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,981
#68,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
98th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1824
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1824
at age 72
May 2026
6-month rising streak
+46 Elo
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Jan 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1684 → 1808
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 70
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1799 → 1824
Tournaments
16
29 games
Score
12.5/ 2943.1%
8W9D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1838 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #41 | 2007 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #23 | 1856 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #7 | 1834 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #68 | 1244 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #30 | 1946 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 2062 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #34 | 1298 | -3.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2796 | +15.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2636 | +11.6 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,361
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#50,207
in continent
World
#68,980
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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