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Nilsson, Thorsten
🇸🇪FIDE 1732170· Male· Sweden· Born in 1952
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Thorsten Nilsson, a 74-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1705 — just 4 short of his peak of 1709 (Mar 2024, age 72). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 11 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include EP Oppna KM 2026 r4-5, Skane Distriktsserie 2025-2026 r6, and EP Open 2025 grupp 3 R345. Also played 1 blitz event (including En Passant blixt-KM 2026) recently. He took a 30-month break between May 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1705
Standard
Rpd1728·Blz1661
All-time high
1709
−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72
Mar 2024 · age 72
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#108,167
#108,167 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+190 Elo)
1519 → 1709
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1709
at age 72 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1581 → returned at 1554
May 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jan 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 65
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1696 → 1705
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
5/ 1338.5%
6W2D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #12 | 1817 | +5.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 1788 | +8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2534 | +11.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #19 | 914 | -10.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1630 | -2.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #2 | 1645 | -2.8 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristian 1975 Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1612
+9 −2 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsStina 1999 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1719
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsErik 1955 Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1790
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTorgny Olsson
🇸🇪SWE·1846
+0 −7 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsNils Nordahl
🇸🇪SWE·1842
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met Dec 2024
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,000
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#76,049
in continent
World
#108,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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