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Hillbom, Niklas
🇸🇪FIDE 1784153· Male· Sweden· Born in 1967
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Niklas Hillbom, a 59-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1676. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Dec 2024 and Apr 2026. Recent appearances: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: III:9 r8-9 and Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 3 r4-5. Also played 1 rapid (including Lund ASK Lordagssnabb 260411 Grupp 1) and 3 blitz events (including Lordagsblixt LASK 20251101) recently. His peak of 1737 was reached at age 57 (May 2024).
Current rating
1676
Standard
Rpd1620·Blz1508
All-time high
1737
−61 pts below
May 2024 · age 57
May 2024 · age 57
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#118,595
#118,595 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
6 entries2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1726 → returned at 1692
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 57
May 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 57
May 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 57
May 2024
All-time peak 1737
at age 57 · −61 from today
May 2024
First FIDE rating
1737 · at age 57
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-50
1726 → 1676
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
0/ 30.0%
0W0D3L
Top wins
No standard wins or draws in the last 12 months.
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 1007 | -16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #83 | 1056 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #22 | 914 | -20.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSamuel Sjogren
🇸🇪SWE·1473
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHiram Ma
🇸🇪SWE·1945
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsNejib Bouaziz
🇸🇪SWE·1934
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsTheodor Stedman
🇸🇪SWE·1915
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsUno Remitz
🇸🇪SWE·1882
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,152
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#82,384
in continent
World
#118,589
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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