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Sandmark, Joel
🇸🇪FIDE 1786407· Male· Sweden· Born in 1999
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Joel Sandmark, a 27-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1647. He is on a steady climb with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Sandvikensmasterskap 2026 R123, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r5-6, and Lag DM Gavleborg 2025-2026 R45. Also played 1 rapid (including Owe Wickstrom 2026 R123) and 1 blitz events (including Sandviken Blixt-KM 2026) recently. His peak of 1729 was reached at age 25 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1647
Standard
Rpd1661·Blz1644
All-time high
1729
−82 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 25
Jun 2024 · age 25
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#129,345
#129,345 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+34 Elo)
1613 → 1647
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 27
Jan 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 27
Jan 2026
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 25
Jun 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 25
Jun 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 25
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+34
1613 → 1647
Tournaments
13
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
4W4D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2013 | +18.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #7 | 911 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #73 | 1052 | -5.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #19 | — | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 724 | -13.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2578 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #2 | 1625 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2429 | +20.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #46 | 1016 | -10.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1720 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastian Hemsen
🇸🇪SWE·1719
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPer Akerman
🇸🇪SWE·1913
+0 −6 =2
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLars Persson
🇸🇪SWE·1994
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNiklas Wigo
🇸🇪SWE·1636
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHilding Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1698
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#2,302
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#88,662
in continent
World
#129,339
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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