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Karlsson, Martin
🇸🇪FIDE 1773135· Male· Sweden· Born in 1974
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Martin Karlsson, a 52-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1695 — just 7 short of his peak of 1702 (Mar 2024, age 50). He is on a steady climb with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:3 r7, Hemse ASK KM 2026 R23, and Hemse ASK klassisk host 2025 R9. Also played 3 blitz events (including Gotland Blitz Tournament 2025 Grp 2) recently.
Current rating
1695
Standard
Rpd1661·Blz1669
All-time high
1702
−7 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 50
Mar 2024 · age 50
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#111,772
#111,772 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+183 Elo)
1519 → 1702
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1702
at age 50 · −7 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Crossed 1500
at age 49
Dec 2023
Crossed 1400
at age 49
Dec 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1670 → 1695
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
11W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2503 | +22.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #36 | 1543 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #3 | 2358 | +6.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #5 | 1119 | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #6 | 2609 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/1 | #25 | 2485 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #6 | 1452 | -16.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #29 | 2432 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3/2 | #1 | 2469 | +20.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLasse Linusson
🇸🇪SWE·1951
+0 −14 =3
17 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMichael Kallstrom
🇸🇪SWE·1873
+0 −8 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAlbin Berglund Henell
🇸🇪SWE·1964
+1 −7 =2
10 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsLennart Olsson
🇸🇪SWE·1916
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMarcus Uneson
🇸🇪SWE·2096
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,056
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#78,293
in continent
World
#111,769
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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