Format
ZF
Zetterstrom, Falk
🇸🇪FIDE 1721631· Male· Sweden· Born in 1951
Follow Falk ZetterstromTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Falk Zetterstrom, a 75-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1655. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Jan 2019 and Jul 2020. Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:9 r8-9. Also played 1 rapid (including Helsingborgs SS snabb-KM 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Helsingborgs SS Blixt-KM 2026) recently. His peak of 1719 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1655
Standard
Rpd1713·Blz1620
All-time high
1719
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#126,340
#126,340 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1568 → 1719
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1719
at age 73 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1617 → returned at 1599
Jan 2019
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 67
Jan 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1675 → 1655
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
1W0D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #25 | — | -12.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #92 | 846 | -10.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | — | +12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #94 | 917 | -8.8 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,264
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#86,935
in continent
World
#126,334
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Sweden
| 1 | 🇸🇪Follow Nils GrandeliusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,647 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Follow Ferdinand HellersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Follow Vitaly SivukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,511 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Follow Platon GalperinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,509 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Follow Jung Min SeoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,488 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Follow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,487 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Follow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,474 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪Follow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| ... | ||
| 2264 | 1,655 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 86935 | 1,655 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 126334 | 1,655 | |