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Simpson, Liam

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FIDEFIDE 1778048· Male· Sweden· Born in 1997

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Liam Simpson, a 29-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1949 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈54/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Thunder Chess Oppna KM 2026 R123, Paskturneringen 2026 std, and Majorna Varturnering 2026 R456. Also played 7 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 12 blitz events (including Sommarschacket 2025 16juli) recently.

Current rating

1949

Standard

Rpd1877·Blz1896

All-time high

1949

at best
May 2026 · age 29

Activity

54

games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo

65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#36,905

#36,905 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1949
at age 29
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 28
Aug 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+340 Elo)
1541 → 1881
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jan 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1627 · at age 26
Aug 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Paskturneringen 2026 std
perf 2160 (+211) · 3.5/6 · #40
Top opponent
vs Soren Bogo 2,192
Paskturneringen 2026 std · Apr 2026 · +16.0 Elo
Best comeback
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r4 jan
finished #3 (seeded #38 of 80)
Evolution
+40
1909 → 1949
Tournaments
23
73 games
Score
37/ 7350.7%
31W16D26L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSoren Bogo2,192·Paskturneringen 2026 std·R5·+16.0
2.[W]vsConny HolstFM2,132·Avenyn Open 2025 std·R5·+14.9
3.[W]vsConny HolstFM2,107·Paskturneringen 2026 std·R7·+14.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDante Dahlberg1,794·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R5·-14.2
2.[L]vsLinus Persson1,810·Malmo Open 2025 std·R8·-12.9
3.[L]vsErik Martensson1,844·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R6·-12.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 14
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Thunder Chess Oppna KM 2026 R123
Swiss
Apr 20261/1#122775-8.2
Paskturneringen 2026 std
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#402160+40.2
Majorna Varturnering 2026 R456
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#52030+10.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7
Team
Mar 20260/2#631220-15.0
Majorna Varturnering 2026 R123
Swiss
Mar 20261.5/3#101963+4.4
Worst Elo result: Malmo Open 2025 std (-19.2 Elo, finished #159).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#734
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#27,279
in continent
World
#36,905
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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10
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1
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2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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10
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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36905🇸🇪Simpson, Liam1,949