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Ljungquist, Leif
🇸🇪FIDE 1751441· Male· Sweden· Born in 1953
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Leif Ljungquist, a 73-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1597 — just 2 short of his peak of 1599 (Dec 2025, age 72). He is progressing steadily with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent appearance: Seniorserien ht 2025 Klass 3 R11. He took a 37-month break between Jan 2020 and Mar 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1597
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1599
−2 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 72
Dec 2025 · age 72
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#148,179
#148,179 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1599
at age 72 · −2 from today
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+259 Elo)
1331 → 1590
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 71
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1361 → returned at 1349
Jan 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 67
Jan 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+27
1570 → 1597
Tournaments
4
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1554 | -1.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1827 | +15.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2358 | +29.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #9 | 1378 | -13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOlle Kallback
🇸🇪SWE·1509
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsHelge Bergstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1545
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMatts Rydin
🇸🇪SWE·1503
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsArne Jansson
🇸🇪SWE·1496
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJouko Liistamo
🇸🇪SWE·1499
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,514
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#98,939
in continent
World
#148,166
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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