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Nackholm, Erik
🇸🇪FIDE 1721593· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977
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Erik Nackholm, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1971 — just 17 short of his peak of 1988 (Dec 2025, age 48). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Pingstcupen 2026, Rallarsjakken 2026 A, and SS Luleas Hostturnering 2025 r5-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 18 months (2014–2016) and 16 months (2016–2018).
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1929·Blz1930
All-time high
1988
−17 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 48
Dec 2025 · age 48
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
68th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 1988
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1988
at age 48 · −17 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+132 Elo)
1795 → 1927
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 47
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 46
Sep 2023
2020
78th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 43 · rated 1904
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1939 → 1971
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
15/ 2657.7%
9W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #13 | 2097 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #18 | 2008 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1758 | -13.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #9 | 2311 | +32.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2530 | +19.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 1922 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJacob Harlin
🇸🇪SWE·1972
+4 −3 =4
11 games·last met May 2025
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vsIlia Chernov
🇸🇪SWE·1914
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsTobias Pettersson
🇸🇪SWE·2074
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsPatrick Harlin
🇸🇪SWE·1771
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsMartin Wulkan
🇸🇪SWE·2177
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2016
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#654
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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