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Lindstrom, Leif
🇸🇪FIDE 1743511· Male· Sweden· Born in 1959
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Leif Lindstrom, a 67-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2027 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 113-month break between May 2016 and Nov 2025. Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r5-6 feb, and UASS KM 2025 B r6-7.
Current rating
2027
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz1937
All-time high
2027
at best
Apr 2026 · age 67
Apr 2026 · age 67
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#23,610
#23,610 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
32nd Swedish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2027
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1997 → 2027
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2027
at age 67
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Mar 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 66
Nov 2025
2016
63rd Swedish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1995
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+30
1997 → 2027
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
7.5/ 983.3%
7W1D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2787 | +19.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2629 | +8.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2007 | +2.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #6 | 2625 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2540 | +7.2 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Sweden
#493
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#17,380
in continent
World
#23,610
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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