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JB
Janson, Bjorn
🇸🇪FIDE 1760220· Male· Sweden· Born in 1965
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Bjorn Janson, a 61-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1862 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 40 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r5-6. Also played 1 rapid (including Visby SK 100 ar Jubileumsturneringen 2025) and 8 blitz events (including Gotland Sommarblixt 3 2025) recently.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1845·Blz2069
All-time high
1862
at best
Mar 2026 · age 61
Mar 2026 · age 61
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1862
at age 61
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+108 Elo)
1738 → 1846
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1744 → returned at 1848
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 40 months
paused at 1738 → returned at 1749
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+14
1848 → 1862
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2501 | +14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlbin Berglund Henell
🇸🇪SWE·1964
+10 −10 =3
23 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsLasse Linusson
🇸🇪SWE·1951
+7 −6 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsLennart Olsson
🇸🇪SWE·1916
+6 −9 =0
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMarcus Uneson
🇸🇪SWE·2096
+4 −9 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMichael Kallstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1873
+10 −3 =0
13 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,147
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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