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JW
Johansson, William
🇸🇪FIDE 1744070· Male· Sweden· Born in 2007
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William Johansson, a 19-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2136 — just 13 short of his peak of 2149 (Apr 2026, age 19) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +110 Elo over the past 12 months. 68 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Paskturneringen 2026 std, Synskadades SM 2026 klass 1, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7. Also played 6 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 2 blitz events (including LASK Blitz Open 20025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #8, #6, #3, #3, #3 and #6 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2136
Standard
Rpd1986·Blz2074
All-time high
2149
−13 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 19
Apr 2026 · age 19
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
68 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,342 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
8th Swedish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2149
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2149
at age 19 · −13 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
6th Swedish U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2138
Nov 2025
Crossed 2100
at age 18
Aug 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 18
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2097 → 2136
Tournaments
18
64 games
Score
37/ 6457.8%
25W24D15L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsDamjan JandricCM2,177·17th IBCA Chess Olympiad for the Blind and Visually Impaired Chess Players·R5·+24.5
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #81 | 2067 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2571 | +15.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 2799 | +7.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #59 | 2212 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/4 | #74 | 2015 | -12.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #40 | 2823 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2128 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/4 | #40 | 2040 | -16.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2933 | +19.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #9 | 2209 | +18.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOscar Joensson
🇸🇪SWE·2114
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsOscar MorellCM
🇸🇪SWE·2171
+4 −1 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMarius Schriever-Abeln
🇸🇪SWE·2130
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAnton FrankCM
🇸🇪SWE·2213
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsVictor Muntean
🇸🇪SWE·2166
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#245
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#8,892
in continent
World
#12,342
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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