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Franzon, Gunnar
🇸🇪FIDE 1762397· Male· Sweden· Born in 1952
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Gunnar Franzon, a 74-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1598. He has fluctuated between 1565 and 1683 over the past 2 years. 24 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sthlm Seniorserie VT26 klass 2 r6-8 and Seniorserien ht 2025 Klass 2 R11. His peak of 1683 was reached at age 72 (May 2024).
Current rating
1598
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1683
−85 pts below
May 2024 · age 72
May 2024 · age 72
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,797
#147,797 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 73
Jun 2025
100 career games
at age 73
Apr 2025
2024
All-time peak 1683
at age 72 · −85 from today
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+246 Elo)
1429 → 1675
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
1602 → 1598
Tournaments
8
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
7W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1573 | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #10 | 1496 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 1912 | +23.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2395 | +21.4 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #8 | 785 | -9.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #12 | 1265 | -31.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #7 | 2409 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #9 | 1336 | -19.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBo Steiner
🇸🇪SWE·1582
+0 −1 =9
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJouko Liistamo
🇸🇪SWE·1499
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDag Fast
🇸🇪SWE·1639
+3 −4 =0
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLeif Hallstedt
🇸🇪SWE·1626
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsOlle Kallback
🇸🇪SWE·1509
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,509
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#98,734
in continent
World
#147,784
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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