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Giertz, Olov
🇸🇪FIDE 1753800· Male· Sweden· Born in 1967
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Olov Giertz, a 59-year-old Swedish player. He returned to competition in January 2025. Recent appearances: LASS KM 2026 D r6-8 and Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R8. Also played 1 rapid event (including LASS snabb-LM 2025) recently. He took a 35-month break between Jan 2022 and Jan 2025. His peak of 1585 was reached at age 58 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1438·Blz—
All-time high
1585
−1585 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 58
Jan 2025 · age 58
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
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Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+583 Elo)
1002 → 1585
Jan 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 58
Jan 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 58
Jan 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 58
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1585
at age 58 · −179 from today
Jan 2025
Return after 33-month break
back at 1585
Jan 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
0/ 220.0%
0W0D22L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 0/6 | #36 | 980 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #9 | 785 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 675 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 807 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #28 | 824 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #39 | 821 | -36.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #37 | 1102 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #25 | 1029 | -4.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLars-Goran Lantz
🇸🇪SWE·1472
+0 −9 =1
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsIstvan Orci
🇸🇪SWE·1613
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsFredrik Andersson
🇸🇪SWE·1733
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsDaniel Namvar
🇸🇪SWE·1782
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsEmma Larsson
🇸🇪SWE·1821
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
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Sweden
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out of 3,410 players
Europe
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in continent
World
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out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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