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Karlsson, Kjell 1961
🇸🇪FIDE 1742779· Male· Sweden· Born in 1961
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Kjell 1961 Karlsson, a 65-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1746. He has slipped back 72 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearances: Ulricehamns SK Elo standard 2026 r6-7 and VSF distriktsserie 2025-2026 R56. Also played 3 rapid (including Veterantraffen 2025) and 4 blitz events (including VSF Lagblixt-DM 2025) recently. His peak of 1818 was reached at age 64 (Jun 2025).
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1764
All-time high
1818
−72 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 64
Jun 2025 · age 64
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1818
at age 64 · −72 from today
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+175 Elo)
1632 → 1807
Nov 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 63
May 2024
2021
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-72
1818 → 1746
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/1 | #7 | 2658 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2661 | -7.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1698 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2444 | -28.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #61 | 1014 | -21.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #59 | 2769 | -12.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #50 | 2620 | 0.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKeijo Tuomisto
🇸🇪SWE·1819
+3 −9 =0
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChristian Jorgensen
🇸🇪SWE·1786
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHakan 1961 Klasson
🇸🇪SWE·1841
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsAndreas 1979 Svensson
🇸🇪SWE
+9 −0 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsGunnar Remar
🇳🇴NOR
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,759
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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