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Karlsson, Bengt-Ake
🇸🇪FIDE 1726609· Male· Sweden· Born in 1961
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Bengt-Ake Karlsson, a 65-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1711. He has slipped back 98 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, Karlskrona Open 2026 CORR R5678, and Blekingeserien 2025-2026 r5-6. Also played 3 rapid events (including Elite Hotels Open 2026 rpd) recently. His peak of 1817 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1711
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz—
All-time high
1817
−106 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 64
Mar 2025 · age 64
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#105,933
#105,933 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1817
at age 64 · −106 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1630 → 1810
Dec 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 63
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 63
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1719 → returned at 1711
Jul 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 54
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-98
1809 → 1711
Tournaments
18
40 games
Score
16/ 4040.0%
11W10D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1562 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1316 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1954 | +11.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1400 | -1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #5 | 978 | -8.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #11 | 1518 | -12.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #147 | 1584 | -18.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #75 | 1024 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #12 | 871 | -26.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1160 | -5.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,960
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#74,709
in continent
World
#105,930
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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