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Hellstrand, Josefina
🇸🇪FIDE 1776797· Female· Sweden· Born in 2010
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Josefina Hellstrand, a 16-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1769 — her current career high. She is rising rapidly, having gained +112 Elo over the past 12 months. 39 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nordic girls chess championship 2026 B, Reykjavik Open 2026, and Rilton U2200 2025-2026. Also played 13 rapid (including sthlm Junior-Lag-DM 2026, Elitserien) and 5 blitz events (including Harpa Blitz 2026) recently.
At junior level, she reached #38 and #42 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1560
All-time high
1769
at best
May 2026 · age 16
May 2026 · age 16
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1769
at age 16
May 2026
38th Swedish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1766
Feb 2026
2024
42nd Swedish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1683
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+421 Elo)
1262 → 1683
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 14
Aug 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 14
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+112
1657 → 1769
Tournaments
9
42 games
Score
18/ 4242.9%
14W8D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/5 | #9 | 1702 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #293 | 1906 | +21.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/9 | #92 | 1799 | +50.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2654 | +28.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2424 | +14.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #34 | 998 | -14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEce Gultekin
🇸🇪SWE·1749
+5 −11 =5
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRishi Viswanath
🇸🇪SWE·2069
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsArnav Sharma
🇸🇪SWE·1724
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsSofia Hilja Lazovskaya
🇸🇪SWE
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDesmond Ekman Matamoros
🇸🇪SWE·1843
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,645
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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