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Holmqvist, Berndt
🇸🇪FIDE 1731610· Male· Sweden· Born in 1954
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Berndt Holmqvist, a 72-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1903 — just 2 short of his peak of 1905 (Dec 2025, age 71). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 27-month break between Jul 2020 and Nov 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:5 r6.
Current rating
1903
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1905
−2 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 71
Dec 2025 · age 71
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,387
#47,387 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
53rd Swedish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1905
Dec 2025
All-time peak 1905
at age 71 · −2 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1836 → 1899
Apr 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Apr 2023
2020
95th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1833
Oct 2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1833 → returned at 1843
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
1898 → 1903
Tournaments
6
6 games
Score
5/ 683.3%
4W2D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2502 | +4.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2549 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #17 | 1588 | -7.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #18 | 1706 | -5.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2393 | +2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2469 | +4.2 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#943
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#34,913
in continent
World
#47,386
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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