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Carlsson, Leif
🇸🇪FIDE 1741217· Male· Sweden· Born in 1942
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Leif Carlsson, a 84-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1706 — just 11 short of his peak of 1717 (Mar 2024, age 82). He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 10 rated games in the past year. Recent appearances: Borlange KM 2025-2026 r9 and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r4.
Current rating
1706
Standard
Rpd1712·Blz—
All-time high
1717
−11 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82
Mar 2024 · age 82
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#107,807
#107,807 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+182 Elo)
1535 → 1717
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 82
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1717
at age 82 · −11 from today
Mar 2024
2023
45th Swedish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1534
Dec 2023
2022
92nd Swedish 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1540
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
1699 → 1706
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
4W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2334 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #5 | 1726 | +3.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #41 | 1104 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #5 | 1729 | +2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Klasen
🇸🇪SWE·1912
+1 −7 =1
9 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsPer Hedberg
🇸🇪SWE·1525
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBarbara de Gendre
🇸🇪SWE·1499
+8 −0 =0
8 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsArne Lindstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1708
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsChrister 1948 Larsson
🇸🇪SWE·1656
+1 −3 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,991
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#75,842
in continent
World
#107,804
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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