Format
KS
Karlsson, Sven-Ake
🇸🇪FIDE 1772376· Male· Sweden· Born in 1952
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Sven-Ake Karlsson, a 74-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1828. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sthlm Seniorschack KM 2026 r9-11, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r7, and Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 4 r5. Also played 1 rapid event (including Stockholmsmasterskap 60 Snabb 2026) recently. His peak of 1894 was reached at age 73 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1828
Standard
Rpd1822·Blz1760
All-time high
1894
−66 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 73
Mar 2025 · age 73
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#67,784
#67,784 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
100 career games
at age 73
Jul 2025
65th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1894
Mar 2025
All-time peak 1894
at age 73 · −66 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+222 Elo)
1539 → 1761
Nov 2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-36
1864 → 1828
Tournaments
19
37 games
Score
16/ 3743.2%
8W16D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #27 | 1721 | -9.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1131 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #24 | 1919 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | 1693 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #28 | 1848 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #50 | 1715 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2331 | +2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #15 | 1835 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1882 | +3.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/7 | #23 | 1862 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikael Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1907
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met May 2025
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vsStaffan Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1701
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsChrister Sahlberg
🇸🇪SWE·1681
+4 −0 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsMagnus Nylund
🇸🇪SWE·1806
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJouni Tuomainen
🇸🇪SWE·1691
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,342
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#49,386
in continent
World
#67,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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