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Farhat, Niklas
🇸🇪FIDE 1746553· Male· Sweden· Born in 1973
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Niklas Farhat, a 53-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1506. He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 18 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Skane Distriktsserie 2025-2026 r7, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r5-6, and MSF Open 2025 std. Also played 1 rapid event (including MSF Open 2025 rpd) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2018–2020) and 44 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1546 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1506
Standard
Rpd1529·Blz—
All-time high
1546
−40 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 51
Apr 2024 · age 51
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#183,439
#183,439 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 52
Jan 2025
2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+249 Elo)
1297 → 1546
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1546
at age 51 · −40 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 51
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
1516 → 1506
Tournaments
10
15 games
Score
4.5/ 1530.0%
4W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #21 | 787 | -8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #56 | 847 | -6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #16 | 830 | -7.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #26 | 921 | -5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2213 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #48 | 637 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2337 | +21.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #20 | 873 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #2 | 2266 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #2 | 1505 | -0.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRonny Anderberg
🇸🇪SWE·1584
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSverker Thulin
🇸🇪SWE·1433
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsRobert Luttergard
🇸🇪SWE·1512
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsGyorgy Mezei
🇸🇪SWE·1464
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,782
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#116,120
in continent
World
#183,388
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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