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KL
Karlsson, Leif
🇸🇪FIDE 1727532· Male· Sweden· Born in 1962
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Leif Karlsson, a 64-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1845 — just 27 short of his peak of 1872 (Feb 2015, age 53). He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 16 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, UASS KM 2025 B r6-7, and Uppsala Mote 2025 std. Also played 1 rapid event (including Uppsala Mote 2025 rpd) recently. He took a 17-month break between Jun 2018 and Dec 2019.
Current rating
1845
Standard
Rpd1858·Blz1879
All-time high
1872
−27 pts below
Feb 2015 · age 53
Feb 2015 · age 53
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#62,840
#62,840 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1760 → 1863
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 60
May 2022
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1793 → returned at 1798
Jun 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Jan 2017
2016
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1852 → 1845
Tournaments
10
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
5W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1701 | -5.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2616 | +20.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1893 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #43 | 1115 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #8 | 1776 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1911 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1742 | -8.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1714 | -3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #17 | 2744 | +11.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #43 | 1190 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenryk Dolata
🇸🇪SWE·1987
+1 −8 =3
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsAshoke Mitra
🇸🇪SWE·1654
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsMagnus Dahnberg
🇸🇪SWE·1872
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsHugo Toll
🇸🇪SWE·1846
+6 −3 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsSeved Nylund
🇸🇪SWE·1868
+4 −5 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,245
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#45,933
in continent
World
#62,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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