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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 1752. He has fluctuated between 1749 and 1788 over the past 2 years. 16 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. Also played 1 rapid event (including Stockholmsmasterskap 60 Snabb 2026) recently. His peak of 1788 was reached at age 64 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1752
Standard
Rpd1791·Blz1817
All-time high
1788
−36 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 64
Apr 2025 · age 64
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#91,911
#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1788
at age 64 · −36 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1767 → 1752
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 | May 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 889 | -8.2 |
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 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/1 | #6 | 2430 | +6.4 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,722
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#65,697
in continent
World
#91,909
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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