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Matus, Daniel
🇸🇪FIDE 1748629· Male· Sweden· Born in 1986
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Daniel Matus, a 40-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1975 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hassleholm SK KM 2025-2026 r9-10, Nordskanesserien 2025-26 R6, and Elite Hotels Open 2026 std. Also played 11 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 4 blitz events (including HRADEC KRALOVE OPEN 2025 C - blitz tournament) recently. He took a 36-month break between Dec 2020 and Jan 2024.
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd1991·Blz1979
All-time high
1975
at best
May 2026 · age 40
May 2026 · age 40
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
36th Swedish 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 1975
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1975
at age 40
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 39
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+225 Elo)
1713 → 1938
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1709 → returned at 1713
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+68
1907 → 1975
Tournaments
18
46 games
Score
27/ 4658.7%
21W12D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2582 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2494 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #122 | 1966 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #33 | 2674 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #13 | 1039 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #21 | 1853 | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2422 | +5.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/4 | #6 | 2184 | +25.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1.5/4 | #117 | 2012 | +7.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #39 | 1219 | -8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHavras Khalat
🇸🇪SWE·1874
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsViet An Phan
🇸🇪SWE·1568
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsBengt Nilsson
🇸🇪SWE·2139
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJonny Sjostedt
🇸🇪SWE·1839
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsAnton Lundstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1563
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#643
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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