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Ekback, Markus

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FIDEFIDE 1786539· Male· Sweden· Born in 1970

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Markus Ekback, a 56-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1509. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: Wasa Varturnering 2026 r7 and Wasa KM 2025 R678. Also played 2 rapid (including Wasa Snabb-GP 2025 R789) and 1 blitz events (including Wasa Blitz vt 2026) recently. His peak of 1615 was reached at age 54 (Nov 2024).

Current rating

1509

Standard

Rpd1497·Blz1493

All-time high

1615

−106 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 54

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#182,282

#182,282 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 54
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 54
Nov 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 54
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1615
at age 54 · −106 from today
Nov 2024
First FIDE rating
1615 · at age 54
Nov 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bjorn Knoppel 1,749
Wasa KM 2025 R345 · Oct 2025 · +10.6 Elo
Evolution
-46
1555 → 1509
Tournaments
6
15 games
Score
2/ 1513.3%
3W2D10L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsBjorn Knoppel1,749·Wasa KM 2025 R345·R3·+10.6
2.[D]vsDaniel Enfors1,658·Wasa Varturnering 2026 r7·R6·+8.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsJorgen Warmlov1,594·Wasa KM 2025 R345·R5·-17.1
2.[L]vsAnders Paulsson1,694·Wasa KM 2025 R678·R7·-10.7
3.[L]vsAnton Nordenfur1,738·Wasa KM 2025 R678·R8·-8.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Wasa Varturnering 2026 r7
Swiss
Apr 20260.5/2#121600+4.8
Wasa Varturnering 2026 r5-6
Swiss
Mar 20260/1#18952-8.4
Wasa Varturnering 2026 r1-2
Swiss
Jan 20260/2#221110-7.2
Wasa KM 2025 R678
Swiss
Nov 20250/2#16916-23.6
Wasa KM 2025 R345
Swiss
Oct 20250.5/2#151481-8.0
Wasa KM 2025 R12
Swiss
Sep 20251/1#102726-4.0
Worst Elo result: Wasa KM 2025 R678 (-23.6 Elo, finished #16).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#2,775
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#115,604
in continent
World
#182,235
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2
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3
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2,511
4
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2,509
5
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2,488
6
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2,487
7
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2,474
8
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2,460
8
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2,460
10
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2,453
...
2775🇸🇪Ekback, Markus1,509
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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115604🇸🇪Ekback, Markus1,509
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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182235🇸🇪Ekback, Markus1,509