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Nikolic, Ilija
🇸🇪FIDE 1743120· Male· Sweden· Born in 1940
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Ilija Nikolic, a 86-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1584. He has fluctuated between 1584 and 1622 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Goteborgs Veteran-DM 2026 R12345 and Goteborgs schackveteraners KM 2025 Grp B R678. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2019) and 20 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1622 was reached at age 84 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1584
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1622
−38 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 84
Mar 2024 · age 84
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#152,517
#152,517 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 85
Dec 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 84
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+252 Elo)
1370 → 1622
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 84
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 84
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 84
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1599 → 1584
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
2/ 1020.0%
2W0D8L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0/4 | #20 | 1009 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #8 | 928 | -6.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 1847 | +20.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #17 | 889 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,545
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#101,185
in continent
World
#152,501
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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