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LJ
Lilja, Johnny
🇸🇪FIDE 1718380· Male· Sweden· Born in 1955
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Johnny Lilja, a 71-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 31 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:5 r5.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1994
at best
Mar 2026 · age 71
Mar 2026 · age 71
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
33rd Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1994
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1994
at age 71
Mar 2026
2025
47th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 1979
Dec 2025
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1968
Apr 2024
2020
77th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 1908
Oct 2020
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1918
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1960 → 1994
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
4/ 4100.0%
4W0D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | — | +9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #10 | 2438 | +6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2609 | +11.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2530 | +8.4 |
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sweden
#587
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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