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Falkevall, Axel
IM🇸🇪FIDE 1735560· Male· Sweden· Born in 2006
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Axel Falkevall, a 20-year-old Swedish International Master, is rated 2368 and ranked 37th among Swedish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 9 months. 86 rated games in the past year (≈63/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Division de Honor FACV 2026 Rondas 5-7, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div Elit r5, and Rilton Cup 2025-2026. Also played 2 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 1 blitz events (including Mistrzowie Szachownicy w G City Promenada - otwarty turniej szachow blyskawicznych) recently. His peak of 2401 was reached at age 19 (Feb 2025, Swedish #27 at the time).
Awarded IM in 2025 (age 19), FM in 2022 (age 16), and CM in 2020 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #86 in U20, World #93 in U18, World #71 in U16, World #73 in U14, World #97 in U12 and #6 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2368
Standard
Rpd2396·Blz2250
All-time high
2401
−33 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 19
Feb 2025 · age 19
Activity
86
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#37
#37 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
26 entries2025
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2025 4th FIDE Council
Dec 2025
86th U20 player worldwide
at age 19 · rated 2396
Mar 2025
Peak Swedish rank: #27
at age 19 · rated 2401
Feb 2025
Crossed 2400
at age 19
Feb 2025
All-time peak 2401
at age 19 · −30 from today
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 19
Feb 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
2351 → 2368
Tournaments
15
78 games
Score
47/ 7860.3%
31W32D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/9 | #4 | 2342 | -3.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 2236 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 3015 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #73 | 2396 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/3 | #138 | 2355 | -0.3 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 3128 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 2308 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2340 | -0.3 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #68 | 2246 | -14.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #62 | 1392 | -7.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVidar GrahnFM
🇸🇪SWE·2245
+13 −2 =6
21 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJung Hyun Seo
🇸🇪SWE·2121
+12 −0 =5
17 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsAdrian SoderstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2388
+3 −9 =4
16 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsHugo WernbergFM
🇸🇪SWE·2296
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsEdvin TrostIM
🇸🇪SWE·2460
+2 −9 =2
13 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#37
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#1,451
in continent
World
#2,279
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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