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Nilsson, Joakim
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1723383· Male· Sweden· Born in 2000
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Joakim Nilsson, a 26-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2255 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Rilton Open 2025-2026, and Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std. Also played 1 rapid (including Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 2319 was reached at age 19 (May 2019); he also reached Swedish #78 in Aug 2019.
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 19). At junior level, he reached #1, #2, #1 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2255
Standard
Rpd2197·Blz2245
All-time high
2319
−64 pts below
May 2019 · age 19
May 2019 · age 19
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#98 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
19 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Oct 2024
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 22
May 2022
2019
Peak Swedish rank: #78
at age 19 · rated 2319
Aug 2019
1st Swedish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2319
Aug 2019
FM title awardedFM
at age 19
May 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+47
2208 → 2255
Tournaments
7
28 games
Score
19/ 2867.9%
15W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #37 | 2294 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #63 | 2035 | -15.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #3 | 2326 | +16.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #48 | 3092 | +11.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #30 | 2139 | -11.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2319 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 5/5 | #1 | 2883 | +33.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOliver Wedenberg
🇸🇪SWE·2056
+26 −3 =1
30 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJon Ulfur Hafthorsson
🇮🇸ISL·1935
+23 −0 =0
23 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsViktor Carlfors
🇸🇪SWE·1916
+17 −2 =2
21 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsWilliam Cardenas
🇸🇪SWE·2104
+12 −5 =4
21 games·last met Aug 2021
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vsGustav Carlsson
🇸🇪SWE·2131
+13 −2 =3
18 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#98
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#3,835
in continent
World
#5,629
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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