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Hellman, Sten
🇸🇪FIDE 1735357· Male· Sweden· Born in 1956
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Sten Hellman, a 70-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1747 — just 8 short of his peak of 1755 (May 2026, age 70). He is progressing steadily with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 46 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Seniorschack KM 2026 r9-11, Sthlm Seniorserie VT26 klass M r6-8, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 4 r4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Stockholmsmasterskap 60 Snabb 2026) recently.
Current rating
1747
Standard
Rpd1634·Blz1713
All-time high
1755
−8 pts below
May 2026 · age 70
May 2026 · age 70
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#93,554
#93,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1755
at age 70 · −8 from today
May 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+261 Elo)
1490 → 1751
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 67
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1706 → 1747
Tournaments
18
44 games
Score
20/ 4445.5%
19W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 1824 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1630 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #35 | 1672 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1764 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 1906 | +19.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2062 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #30 | 1132 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #7 | 994 | -16.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2394 | +8.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #7 | — | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPeter Silins
🇸🇪SWE·1864
+4 −3 =0
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJohn Kjellstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1693
+3 −3 =1
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsDimitris Kalingas
🇬🇷GRE·1552
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsAnders Hillbur
🇸🇪SWE·1639
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsSven-Inge Stern
🇸🇪SWE·1669
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,753
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#66,768
in continent
World
#93,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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