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FK
Fahlberg, Kenneth
🇸🇪FIDE 1747444· Male· Sweden· Born in 1973
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Kenneth Fahlberg, a 53-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1931 — just 7 short of his peak of 1938 (Feb 2026, age 53). He is on a steady climb with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:1 r4 jan, and Fagerviks SK KM 2026. Also played 2 rapid events (including Sundsvall Open 2026 rpd) recently.
Current rating
1931
Standard
Rpd1811·Blz1852
All-time high
1938
−7 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 53
Feb 2026 · age 53
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,727
#40,727 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
98th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1938
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+103 Elo)
1835 → 1938
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1938
at age 53 · −7 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Mar 2024
2022
96th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1857
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1840 → returned at 1837
Jul 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+48
1883 → 1931
Tournaments
7
24 games
Score
17/ 2470.8%
12W10D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #42 | 1799 | -7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2039 | +3.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/5 | #1 | 2538 | +6.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #10 | 1907 | -2.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2201 | +15.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2064 | +10.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 4.5/6 | #2 | 2002 | +21.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGunnar Karrlander
🇸🇪SWE·1795
+9 −1 =5
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJonas Walinder
🇸🇪SWE·1810
+3 −1 =10
14 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRonny Heijdenberg
🇸🇪SWE·1858
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsAdrian SoderstromFM
🇸🇪SWE·2388
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsOlle Engstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1638
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#800
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#30,065
in continent
World
#40,726
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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