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Giertz, Olov

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FIDEFIDE 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

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

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Career timeline

9 entries
2025
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
1.[L]vsLars-Goran Lantz1,475·LASS KM 2026 D r3-5·R3·-16.1
2.[L]vsBeatrice Tiger-Norqvist1,580·LASS Varturnering 2026·R7·-10.7
3.[L]vsErik Nyqvist1,583·Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R567·R7·-10.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
LASS Varturnering 2026
Swiss
May 20260/6#369800.0
LASS KM 2026 D r6-8
Round-Robin
Mar 20260/1#97850.0
LASS KM 2026 D r3-5
Round-Robin
Feb 20260/1#86750.0
LASS KM 2026 D r1-2
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#6807-9.6
Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R8
Swiss
Dec 20250/1#28824-11.6
Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R567
Swiss
Nov 20250/3#39821-36.4
Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R234
Swiss
Sep 20250/2#371102-11.6
Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R1
Swiss
Sep 20250/1#251029-4.0
Worst Elo result: Linkopingsmasterskapet 2025 R567 (-36.4 Elo, finished #39).

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

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6
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