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Nilsson, Oliver
CM🇸🇪FIDE 1730177· Male· Sweden· Born in 2005
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Oliver Nilsson, a 21-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2195 — just 25 short of his peak of 2220 (Feb 2026, age 21) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +66 Elo over the past 12 months. 117 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Stockholm ELO Challenge 2026, V Open Chess Menorca 2026, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9. Also played 12 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 6 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently.
Awarded CM in 2026 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #10, #12, #15, #14 and #18 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2195
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz2048
All-time high
2220
−25 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 21
Feb 2026 · age 21
Activity
109
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
101 past 12 mo · ≈8/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,462 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
May 2026
32nd Swedish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2220
Feb 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2220
at age 21 · −25 from today
Feb 2026
6-month rising streak
+142 Elo
Feb 2026
2025
10th Swedish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2135
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+88
2107 → 2195
Tournaments
24
93 games
Score
53/ 9357.0%
45W16D32L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 6/9 | #3 | 2153 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/4 | #13 | 2350 | +17.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #328 | 2189 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #94 | 1516 | -15.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #120 | 2022 | -21.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #15 | 2754 | +4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 2316 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #120 | 2243 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/4 | #18 | 2135 | -0.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/8 | #75 | 2206 | +10.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVidar GrahnFM
🇸🇪SWE·2245
+6 −10 =5
21 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsErik Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2211
+7 −4 =3
14 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsSimon Agrest
🇸🇪SWE·2076
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+7 −5 =0
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsJulia Ostensson
🇸🇪SWE·1989
+1 −6 =4
11 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Sweden
#151
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#5,943
in continent
World
#8,462
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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