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Simpson, Liam
🇸🇪FIDE 1778048· Male· Sweden· Born in 1997
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Liam Simpson, a 29-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1955 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +46 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Goteborg Open 2026 Grp B, Thunder Chess Oppna KM 2026 R123, and Paskturneringen 2026 std. Also played 6 rapid (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) and 11 blitz events (including Sommarschacket 2025 16juli) recently.
Current rating
1955
Standard
Rpd1877·Blz1927
All-time high
1955
at best
Jun 2026 · age 29
Jun 2026 · age 29
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
73 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#35,645
#35,645 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2026
All-time peak 1955
at age 29
Jun 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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+46
1909 → 1955
Tournaments
25
77 games
Score
42/ 7754.5%
33W18D26L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 2140 | +20.2 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #61 | 1818 | -14.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2775 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #40 | 2160 | +40.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2030 | +10.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #63 | 1220 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #10 | 1963 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #29 | 1872 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2513 | +9.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #63 | 1155 | -9.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsRoy Berg
🇸🇪SWE·1903
+11 −9 =2
22 games·last met May 2026
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vsSafian Haj Mohammed
🇸🇪SWE·1819
+6 −11 =3
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKlas Fors
🇸🇪SWE·2074
+3 −17 =0
20 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsMarten Hernebring
🇸🇪SWE·1709
+15 −1 =0
16 games·last met May 2026
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vsPatrik Buzleta
🇸🇪SWE·1776
+7 −8 =0
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#715
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#26,339
in continent
World
#35,644
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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