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Nilsen, Mats

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#91,911

#91,911 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
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

Top opponent
vs Hans Bragman 1,820
Malaroarna KM 2025 r3-5 · Nov 2025 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-15
1767 → 1752
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
6W3D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R7
Swiss
May 20260/1#4889-8.2
Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R56
Swiss
Apr 20262/2#12353+11.2
Kristallens VT 2026 Klass III R1234
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#21745-1.6
Malaroarna KM 2025 r6-7
Swiss
Dec 20250/1#121147-4.8
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 3 r3
Team
Dec 20250/1#281077-7.2
Malaroarna KM 2025 r3-5
Swiss
Nov 20251/3#81657-9.0
Malaroarna KM 2025 r1-2
Swiss
Oct 20252/1#62430+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

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,647
2
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2,581
3
🇸🇪Sivuk, VitalyFollow Vitaly SivukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,511
4
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2,509
5
🇸🇪Seo, Jung MinFollow Jung Min SeoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,488
6
🇸🇪Blomqvist, ErikFollow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,487
7
🇸🇪Berg, EmanuelFollow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,474
8
🇸🇪Trost, EdvinFollow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
8
🇸🇪Sorensen, HampusFollow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,460
10
🇸🇪Storme, IsakFollow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,453
...
1722🇸🇪Nilsen, Mats1,752
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
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2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
65697🇸🇪Nilsen, Mats1,752
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
91909🇸🇪Nilsen, Mats1,752