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Nilsson, Mattias 1979
🇸🇪FIDE 1732030· Male· Sweden· Born in 1979
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Mattias 1979 Nilsson, a 47-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1912. He has fluctuated between 1895 and 1962 over the past 2 years. 32 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Vaxjo SK KM 2026 grp 1 r6-7, Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb. Also played 2 rapid (including Elite Hotels Open 2026 rpd) and 3 blitz events (including Vaxjo Julblixt 2025) recently. His peak of 1993 was reached at age 37 (Dec 2016).
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd1919·Blz1999
All-time high
1993
−81 pts below
Dec 2016 · age 37
Dec 2016 · age 37
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45,248
#45,248 · players worldwide · of 216,807
Career timeline
10 entries2025
73rd Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1956
Feb 2025
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1887 → 1956
Feb 2025
2024
56th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1962
Nov 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 41
Apr 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Aug 2017
2016
76th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1993
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1936 → 1912
Tournaments
13
27 games
Score
12.5/ 2746.3%
7W11D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2237 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1838 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #144 | 1689 | -26.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #7 | 1137 | -20.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #22 | 2037 | +5.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 2336 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2721 | +10.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1147 | -9.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #14 | 1879 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #10 | 1925 | -3.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPatrik Lindborg
🇸🇪SWE·2134
+4 −20 =2
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsMarcus Johnsson
🇸🇪SWE·1915
+9 −7 =3
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTom RydstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2311
+1 −15 =1
17 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjorn Ottosson
🇸🇪SWE·1820
+9 −2 =3
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsEmilio Gonzalez
🇸🇪SWE·1956
+4 −5 =3
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Sweden
#894
out of 3,415 players
Europe
#33,345
in continent
World
#45,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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