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Karlsson, Rolf
🇸🇪FIDE 1726625· Male· Sweden· Born in 1940
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Rolf Karlsson, a 86-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1660. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Karlskrona Open 2026 CORR R78, Karlskrona Open 2026 r1-2, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:8 r2. Also played 1 rapid (including Rodeby Sommarsnabb 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Rodeby annandagsblixt 2025) recently. His peak of 1704 was reached at age 84 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1665·Blz1639
All-time high
1704
−44 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 84
Apr 2024 · age 84
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
100 career games
at age 84
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1513 → 1679
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1704
at age 84 · −44 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 84
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 83
Nov 2023
2022
48th Swedish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1544
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+15
1645 → 1660
Tournaments
10
18 games
Score
6.5/ 1836.1%
4W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1921 | +22.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 995 | -5.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1563 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1848 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2639 | +31.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #46 | 1025 | -5.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #4 | — | +0.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 848 | -9.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1705 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #11 | 1211 | -5.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDragan Lacic
🇸🇪SWE·1839
+3 −9 =1
13 games·last met May 2026
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vsPeter Sandborg
🇸🇪SWE·1805
+0 −6 =6
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsBengt 1957 Svensson
🇸🇪SWE·1736
+0 −7 =4
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSten Bernhardsson
🇸🇪SWE·1852
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsUlf Lundgren
🇸🇪SWE·1833
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,234
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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