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Faldner, Leif
🇸🇪FIDE 1729195· Male· Sweden· Born in 1938
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Leif Faldner, a 88-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1487. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Jul 2022 and Nov 2023. Recent appearance: Borlange KM 2025-2026 r5-8. His peak of 1543 was reached at age 86 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1487
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1543
−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 86
Mar 2024 · age 86
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#190,707
#190,707 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+289 Elo)
1254 → 1543
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 86
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 86
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1543
at age 86 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1254 → returned at 1245
Jul 2022
76th Swedish 80+ player
at age 84 · rated 1253
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1490 → 1487
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
1W0D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #10 | 899 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1531 | +2.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPer Hedberg
🇸🇪SWE·1525
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsLeif Carlsson
🇸🇪SWE·1706
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBarbara de Gendre
🇸🇪SWE·1499
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsChrister 1948 Larsson
🇸🇪SWE·1656
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJohn Klasen
🇸🇪SWE·1912
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,825
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#119,244
in continent
World
#190,631
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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