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KU
Karlsson, Ulf
🇸🇪FIDE 1721674· Male· Sweden· Born in 1965
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Ulf Karlsson, a 61-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1926. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 11 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, MAS Open 2026 r4-7, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r5-6. Also played 5 rapid events (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) recently. His peak of 2053 was reached at age 50 (Dec 2015).
Current rating
1926
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz1962
All-time high
2053
−127 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 50
Dec 2015 · age 50
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,867
#41,867 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
76th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1932
Jan 2026
2022
66th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2001
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 57
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Nov 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Jan 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 52
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1950 → 1926
Tournaments
15
33 games
Score
18/ 3354.5%
13W10D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/4 | #33 | 1963 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1960 | +1.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #6 | 1853 | -4.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #61 | 1892 | -1.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #36 | 2522 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1777 | -9.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | — | -2.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/4 | #164 | 1857 | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2125 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2886 | +13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrik 1968 Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·2022
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsConny HolstFM
🇸🇪SWE·2079
+0 −2 =6
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsMartin Andersen
🇸🇪SWE·1709
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsMax Nimander
🇸🇪SWE·1925
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsCarlos Tornberg
🇸🇪SWE·2138
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#822
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#30,921
in continent
World
#41,866
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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