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Berggren, Karl-Erik
🇸🇪FIDE 1724800· Male· Sweden· Born in 1939
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Karl-Erik Berggren, a 87-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1707. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearance: Gnarp KM 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 66 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1763 was reached at age 85 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1707
Standard
Rpd1776·Blz1761
All-time high
1763
−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 85
Mar 2024 · age 85
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#107,429
#107,429 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1727 → returned at 1736
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1592 → 1761
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1763
at age 85 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
2023
39th Swedish 80+ player
at age 84 · rated 1584
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 84
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-29
1736 → 1707
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
2.5/ 831.3%
2W1D5L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #7 | 1993 | -28.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEmanuel Sundin
🇸🇪SWE·2157
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsJohan Jansson
🇸🇪SWE·1681
+5 −3 =4
12 games·last met May 2025
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vsEmil Morelius
🇸🇪SWE·2099
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsUlf Norell
🇸🇪SWE·2001
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsRoger Ahlbom
🇸🇪SWE·1763
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met May 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,984
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#75,609
in continent
World
#107,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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