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Nilsen, Mats
🇸🇪FIDE 1737791· Male· Sweden· Born in 1961
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Mats Nilsen, a 65-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1760 — just 28 short of his peak of 1788 (Apr 2025, age 64). He has fluctuated between 1749 and 1788 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R56, Malaroarna KM 2025 r6-7, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 3 r3.
Current rating
1760
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1817
All-time high
1788
−28 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 64
Apr 2025 · age 64
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#89,053
#89,053 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1788
at age 64 · −28 from today
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+151 Elo)
1618 → 1769
Jan 2025
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1717 → returned at 1690
May 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2018
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 54
May 2015
Crossed 1500
at age 54
May 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
1767 → 1760
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
6W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2353 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 1745 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #12 | 1147 | -4.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #28 | 1077 | -7.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #8 | 1657 | -9.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,690
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#63,819
in continent
World
#89,052
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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