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Thejls, Henning
🇸🇪FIDE 1769278· Male· Sweden· Born in 1947
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Henning Thejls, a 79-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1686 — just 11 short of his peak of 1697 (Apr 2026, age 79). He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Gavle SA KM 2026 B r5-7, Lag DM Gavleborg 2025-2026 R45, and Gavlemasterskapet 2025 R67. Also played 1 rapid event (including Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 rpd) recently.
Current rating
1686
Standard
Rpd1610·Blz—
All-time high
1697
−11 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 79
Apr 2026 · age 79
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#115,041
#115,041 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1697
at age 79 · −11 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+270 Elo)
1403 → 1673
Nov 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Nov 2023
95th Swedish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1508
Jan 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+38
1648 → 1686
Tournaments
14
34 games
Score
16/ 3447.1%
15W2D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/6 | #9 | 1758 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2447 | +29.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #7 | 1727 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2560 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #38 | 1363 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2512 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1727 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/4 | #75 | 1468 | -14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #19 | 1137 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #30 | 1005 | -6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLucas Ornmark
🇸🇪SWE·1606
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsJan-Henrik Sandberg
🇸🇪SWE·1641
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsKennet Wik
🇸🇪SWE·1821
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSimon Ingelman-Sundberg
🇸🇪SWE·1627
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRickard Rothpfeffer
🇸🇪SWE·1660
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,102
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#80,282
in continent
World
#115,037
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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