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Seiger, Vidar
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1756079· Male· Sweden· Born in 2009
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Vidar Seiger, a 17-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2313 — his current career high and sitting in the top 2% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +153 Elo over the past 12 months. 85 rated games in the past year (≈80/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Compo Cup 2026 std, Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Elitserien r7-9, and Nordic Youth Chess Championships 2026 - B. Also played 15 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 4 blitz events (including Festival Agneaux 2025 - Blitz Individuel Qualifications) recently. He reached Swedish #63 in Apr 2026.
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 17) and CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #1, #2 and #2 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2313
Standard
Rpd2361·Blz2096
All-time high
2313
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
88
games / yr avg. · ≈7/mo
85 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#63 · Swedish players · of 2,913
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 2313
at age 17
May 2026
Peak Swedish rank: #63
at age 17 · rated 2312
Apr 2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 17
Apr 2026
1st Swedish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2308
Feb 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 17
Feb 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Feb 2026
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+89
2224 → 2313
Tournaments
14
77 games
Score
38.5/ 7750.0%
26W30D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2420 | +8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2392 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #5 | 2205 | -13.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #10 | 2583 | +59.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #108 | 2336 | +88.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #66 | 2155 | +2.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #31 | 2310 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #48 | 1886 | -49.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #34 | 2362 | +43.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPratyush Tripathi
🇸🇪SWE·2057
+7 −5 =8
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFilip Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2071
+12 −2 =1
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsElias Kingsley
🇸🇪SWE·2175
+8 −1 =6
15 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsLo Ljungros
🇸🇪SWE·2121
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMelvin Ral LustigFM
🇸🇪SWE·2217
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#63
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#2,420
in continent
World
#3,682
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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