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Nilsson, Stefan
🇸🇪FIDE 1719572· Male· Sweden· Born in 1960
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Stefan Nilsson, a 66-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1877. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: EP Oppna KM 2026 r4-5 and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r7. Also played 1 rapid (including En Passant snabb-KM 2026) and 1 blitz events (including En Passant blixt-KM 2026) recently. His peak of 1993 was reached at age 52 (Sep 2012).
Current rating
1877
Standard
Rpd1903·Blz1863
All-time high
1993
−116 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 52
Sep 2012 · age 52
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,963
#53,963 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
90th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1906
Jan 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 63
Apr 2023
2022
71st Swedish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1926
Jun 2022
2020
82nd Swedish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 1958
Oct 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
1902 → 1957
Oct 2017
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-38
1915 → 1877
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
3.5/ 1035.0%
1W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1858 | -1.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 1149 | -8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1882 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #55 | 1755 | -5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 984 | -13.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #45 | 1160 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoland 1961 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1902
+3 −5 =9
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsTorgny Olsson
🇸🇪SWE·1846
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsDavid Stahlberg
🇸🇪SWE·2051
+1 −4 =6
11 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsErik 1955 Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1790
+5 −1 =3
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsNils Akervall
🇸🇪SWE·1989
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Sweden
#1,054
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#39,636
in continent
World
#53,962
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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