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Gustafsson, Folke
🇸🇪FIDE 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 3 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 13 months (2022–2024) and 12 months (2024–2025). 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
Mar 2025 · age 90
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,274
#94,274 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
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
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1610 → returned at 1790
Feb 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-43
1788 → 1745
Tournaments
6
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
4W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #13 | 970 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 2005 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2634 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1491 | -15.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 1599 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 1946 | -1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUlf Logdahl
🇸🇪SWE·1829
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAxel Bergman
🇸🇪SWE·2069
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsStefan Ullberg
🇸🇪SWE·1825
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMarkus Degerheim
🇸🇪SWE·1795
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,765
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#67,239
in continent
World
#94,272
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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