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Nilson, Bjorn
🇸🇪FIDE 1790188· Male· Sweden· Born in 1963
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Bjorn Nilson, a 63-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1925 — just 18 short of his peak of 1943 (Feb 2026, age 63). He is progressing steadily with +50 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r7, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:3 r5-6 feb, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:7 r4. Also played 1 rapid (including Rodeby Open 2025 R123) and 2 blitz events (including Vaxjo Julblixt 2025) recently.
Current rating
1925
Standard
Rpd1827·Blz1749
All-time high
1943
−18 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 63
Feb 2026 · age 63
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#42,074
#42,074 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
71st Swedish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1943
Feb 2026
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1875 → 1943
Feb 2026
All-time peak 1943
at age 63 · −18 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Aug 2025
First FIDE rating
1875 · at age 62
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
—
Tournaments
6
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
5W2D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1222 | -16.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 1936 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2709 | +18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 2837 | +27.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2701 | +22.0 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 1881 | 0.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#830
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#31,075
in continent
World
#42,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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