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Pihl, Willy
🇸🇪FIDE 1738666· Male· Sweden· Born in 1951
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Willy Pihl, a 75-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1729 — just 26 short of his peak of 1755 (Mar 2024, age 73). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Nov 2022 and Apr 2024. Recent appearance: Kristianstads Morotsschack 2025 r3-4. Also played 1 rapid event (including Kristianstad sommarturnering 2025 R45) recently.
Current rating
1729
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1714
All-time high
1755
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 73
Mar 2024 · age 73
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#99,784
#99,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+163 Elo)
1591 → 1754
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1755
at age 73 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1591 → returned at 1751
Nov 2022
Crossed 1600
at age 71
Jan 2022
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1731 → 1729
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1721 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #13 | 2936 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonny Sjostedt
🇸🇪SWE·1839
+3 −7 =2
12 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsSven-Goran Frimodig
🇸🇪SWE·1731
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsLeif Hoglund
🇸🇪SWE·2044
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2022
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vsRoland Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·1737
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsJohannes Frimodig
🇸🇪SWE·1822
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2022
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,862
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#70,783
in continent
World
#99,782
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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