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Denander, Leif

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FIDEFIDE 1763598· Male· Sweden· Born in 1974

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Leif Denander, a 52-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1738 — just 27 short of his peak of 1765 (Feb 2026, age 52). He is on a breakout run, having gained +95 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7 and Rilton U1800 2025-2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Sormlandsserien 2025) and 1 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. He took a 14-month break between Nov 2024 and Feb 2026.

Current rating

1738

Standard

Rpd1647·Blz1769

All-time high

1765

−27 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#96,605

#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+122 Elo)
1643 → 1765
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1765
at age 52 · −27 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 50
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 50
Nov 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1643 → returned at 1765
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Rilton U1800 2025-2026
perf 2538 (+773) · 5.5/5 · #10
Top opponent
vs Bo HT ErikssonFM 2,012
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1 · Jan 2026 · +32.2 Elo
Evolution
+95
1643 → 1738
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
8.5/ 1460.7%
7W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsBo HT ErikssonFM2,012·Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1·R1·+32.2
2.[W]vsHenrik Jonsson1,781·Rilton U1800 2025-2026·R4·+20.9
3.[W]vsJonathan Elf1,734·Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7·R3·+19.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r5-7
Swiss
Mar 20261/3#91676-12.4
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r2-4
Swiss
Feb 20261/2#122062-15.2
Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r1
Swiss
Jan 20261/1#32812+36.0
Rilton U1800 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/5#102538+86.0
Worst Elo result: Eskilstunamasterskap 2026 r2-4 (-15.2 Elo, finished #12).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#1,799
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,460
9
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10
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1799🇸🇪Denander, Leif1,738
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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68696🇸🇪Denander, Leif1,738
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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96604🇸🇪Denander, Leif1,738