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Matamoros, Desmond Ekman

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FIDEFIDE 1775049· Male· Sweden· Born in 2010

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Desmond Ekman Matamoros, a 16-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1843. He is on a breakout run, having gained +106 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 5 r5, and Malmo Open 2025 std. Also played 7 rapid (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) and 5 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. His peak of 1874 was reached at age 16 (Jan 2026).

At junior level, he reached #18 and #49 nationally in U16 and U14.

Current rating

1843

Standard

Rpd1831·Blz1855

All-time high

1874

−31 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 16

Activity

31

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#63,391

#63,391 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
18th Swedish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1874
Jan 2026
All-time peak 1874
at age 16 · −31 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+272 Elo)
1583 → 1855
Dec 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Dec 2025
7-month rising streak
+180 Elo
Feb 2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Jan 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Martin Bergdahl 1,987
Malmo Open 2025 std · Dec 2025 · +26.3 Elo
Evolution
+106
1737 → 1843
Tournaments
13
31 games
Score
17.5/ 3156.5%
13W9D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMartin Bergdahl1,987·Malmo Open 2025 std·R5·+26.3
2.[W]vsPeter 1965 Karlsson1,726·SM Klass III 2025 grp 3·R4·+17.1
3.[W]vsAlexis Duenas1,768·SK Rockadens KM HT 2025 Grp 2 R456·R5·+15.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsCristina Ostafiev1,710·Elite Hotels Open 2026 std·R7·-27.3
2.[L]vsSten Hellman1,701·SK Rockadens KM HT 2025 Grp 2 R23·R3·-25.0
3.[L]vsBenjamin Ehmann1,964·Malmo Open 2025 std·R7·-14.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

11 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Elite Hotels Open 2026 std
Open Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#1031718-34.4
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 5 r5
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#151829+3.2
Malmo Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/4#921916+13.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:3 r3
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#421789-4.0
SK Rockadens KM HT 2025 Grp 2 R7
Round-Robin
Dec 20251/1#12514+9.6
SK Rockadens KM HT 2025 Grp 2 R456
Round-Robin
Nov 20252.5/3#12012+37.6
Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 std
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#791926+28.0
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:3 r1 okt
Team
Oct 20251/1#162429+12.8
SK Rockadens KM HT 2025 Grp 2 R23
Round-Robin
Oct 20250/1#7901-23.6
Sthlm Lag-DM 2025-2026 div 5 r1
Team
Sep 20251/1#152493+20.4
Worst Elo result: Elite Hotels Open 2026 std (-34.4 Elo, finished #103).

Most-Played Opponents

vsFilip Dingertz
🇸🇪SWE·2115
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJosefina Hellstrand
🇸🇪SWE·1769
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsSvante Nodtveidt
🇸🇪SWE·1926
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings

/
Sweden
#1,254
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#46,319
in continent
World
#63,390
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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1254🇸🇪Matamoros, Desmond Ekman1,843
Europe
1
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46319🇸🇪Matamoros, Desmond Ekman1,843
World
1
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2
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63390🇸🇪Matamoros, Desmond Ekman1,843