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Gustafsson, Folke

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FIDEFIDE 1722808· Male· Sweden· Born in 1935

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Folke Gustafsson, a 91-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1745. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7, Eskilstuna KM 2025 std R456, and Eskilstuna DM 2025 std. Also played 2 rapid (including Eskilstuna DM 2025 rapid) and 1 blitz events (including Eskilstuna Blixtsnabben blitz 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1790 was reached at age 90 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1745

Standard

Rpd1651·Blz1694

All-time high

1790

−45 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 90

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#94,123

#94,123 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
32nd Swedish 80+ player
at age 90 · rated 1788
Oct 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 90
Apr 2025
All-time peak 1790
at age 90 · −45 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1588 → 1766
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 89
Feb 2024
2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1588 → returned at 1610
Dec 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stefan Ullberg 1,834
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1 · Jan 2026 · +11.7 Elo
Evolution
-43
1788 → 1745
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
4W2D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsStefan Ullberg1,834·Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1·R1·+11.7
2.[W]vsCurt Nordin1,663·Eskilstuna DM 2025 std·R1·+6.8
3.[W]vsEce Yigit1,517·Eskilstuna KM 2025 std R123·R3·+3.7
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsNithika Kesavan1,535·Eskilstuna DM 2025 std·R2·-16.0
2.[L]vsKelly Haag1,735·Eskilstuna KM 2025 std R456·R2·-10.8
3.[L]vsJonathan Elf1,734·Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7·R2·-10.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7
Swiss
Mar 20260/2#13970-19.6
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r2-4
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#112005-8.8
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#12634+12.0
Eskilstuna KM 2025 std R456
Swiss
Nov 20250.5/2#91491-15.2
Eskilstuna DM 2025 std
Swiss
Oct 20251/2#201599-9.6
Worst Elo result: Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7 (-19.6 Elo, finished #13).

Rankings

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Sweden
#1,767
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#67,112
in continent
World
#94,122
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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2
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3
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2,517
4
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2,509
5
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2,489
6
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2,474
7
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2,472
8
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2,460
9
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2,459
10
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2,453
...
1767🇸🇪Gustafsson, Folke1,745
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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67112🇸🇪Gustafsson, Folke1,745
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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94122🇸🇪Gustafsson, Folke1,745