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Karlsson, Glenn
🇸🇪FIDE 1730827· Male· Sweden· Born in 1964
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Glenn Karlsson, a 62-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1879 — just 3 short of his peak of 1882 (Mar 2024, age 60). He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2022–2024). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:7 r5-6.
Current rating
1879
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1882
−3 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 60
Mar 2024 · age 60
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#53,450
#53,450 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+75 Elo)
1807 → 1882
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1882
at age 60 · −3 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1807 → returned at 1882
Jun 2022
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 56
Jan 2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1808 → returned at 1807
Jan 2020
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 53
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
0
1879 → 1879
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
0.5/ 150.0%
0W1D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #53 | 1882 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,049
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#39,283
in continent
World
#53,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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