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Rydstrom, Tom
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1714830· Male· Sweden· Born in 1997
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Tom Rydstrom, a 29-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2311 and sitting in the top 2% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2274 and 2349 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈72/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vaxjo SK KM 2026 grp 1 r6-7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, and Elite Hotels Open 2026 std. Also played 2 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 3 blitz events (including Vaxjo Julblixt 2025) recently. His peak of 2380 was reached at age 18 (Aug 2015, Swedish #41 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 18). Earned IM norms at Visma Chess Tnmt IM A 2016 and Elitserien 2019-20 R789. At junior level, he reached World #98 in U18 and #2, #1, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2311
Standard
Rpd2319·Blz2251
All-time high
2380
−69 pts below
Aug 2015 · age 18
Aug 2015 · age 18
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#64 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
27 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 29
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Mar 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Jan 2021
2019
1,000 career games
at age 22
Dec 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2300
at age 21
Dec 2018
7-month rising streak
+95 Elo
Mar 2018
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2314 → 2311
Tournaments
12
31 games
Score
20/ 3164.5%
16W8D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2208 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #80 | 2038 | -20.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2863 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #14 | 2528 | +23.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2731 | +4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #4 | 1922 | -8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/3 | #85 | 1555 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #68 | 2225 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2633 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #22 | 2463 | +10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrik Lindborg
🇸🇪SWE·2134
+19 −8 =2
29 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarcus Johnsson
🇸🇪SWE·1915
+20 −0 =1
21 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHans Frisk
🇸🇪SWE·1977
+15 −2 =2
19 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsJonathan WesterbergGM
🇸🇪SWE·2452
+1 −13 =4
18 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsMattias 1979 Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·1912
+15 −1 =1
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#64
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#2,467
in continent
World
#3,746
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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