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BJ
Backsten, Jan
🇸🇪FIDE 1735381· Male· Sweden· Born in 1981
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Jan Backsten, a 45-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2041 — just 12 short of his peak of 2053 (Nov 2024, age 43). He is currently in the 2000–2050 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:1 r7 and SK Rockaden Umea KM 2025 r9.
Current rating
2041
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz1967
All-time high
2053
−12 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 43
Nov 2024 · age 43
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#21,850
#21,850 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
38th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2048
Oct 2025
2024
All-time peak 2053
at age 43 · −12 from today
Nov 2024
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 41
Jan 2022
2021
46th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1997
Dec 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 39
Dec 2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1997 → returned at 2013
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2048 → 2041
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
6W4D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #59 | 1312 | -10.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2912 | +11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 1847 | -8.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/4 | #1 | 2151 | +10.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2081 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #10 | 2166 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid Nygren
🇸🇪SWE·2073
+2 −13 =4
19 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHenrik Olofsson
🇸🇪SWE·1930
+6 −7 =4
17 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsJonas Burman
🇸🇪SWE·1844
+6 −2 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsHenrik Isaksson
🇸🇪SWE·2063
+1 −6 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsUlf Hammarstrom
🇸🇪SWE·2183
+1 −5 =3
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Sweden
#457
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#16,059
in continent
World
#21,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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