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Akervall, Nils
🇸🇪FIDE 1716131· Male· Sweden· Born in 1960
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Nils Akervall, a 66-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1989 — just 22 short of his peak of 2011 (Sep 2015, age 55). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r5-6 and Malmo Open 2025 std. Also played 3 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including En Passant blixt-KM 2026) recently.
Current rating
1989
Standard
Rpd1960·Blz1921
All-time high
2011
−22 pts below
Sep 2015 · age 55
Sep 2015 · age 55
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,285
#29,285 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
49th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1989
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 66
Jan 2026
2023
48th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1987
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1915 → returned at 1920
Jul 2020
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1857 → 1912
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-1
1990 → 1989
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
11/ 1957.9%
6W11D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #60 | 2021 | +11.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2519 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2670 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #143 | 1675 | -33.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1959 | -0.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2654 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoland 1961 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1902
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTorgny Olsson
🇸🇪SWE·1846
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsStefan Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·1877
+2 −4 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAnders 1975 Hakansson
🇸🇪SWE·1633
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErik 1955 Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1790
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#597
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#21,649
in continent
World
#29,284
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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