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Karjalainen, Noel
🇸🇪FIDE 1793993· Male· Sweden· Born in 2010
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Noel Karjalainen, a 16-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1774 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +113 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈25/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oskarshamnstraffen 2026 std grp 2, Smalandska serien 2025-26 R7, and OSS KM 2026 R345. Also played 3 rapid (including Skol-SM 2025 Grupp B 09-10) and 5 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently.
At junior level, he reached #43 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1774
Standard
Rpd1653·Blz1931
All-time high
1774
at best
Jun 2026 · age 16
Jun 2026 · age 16
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#84,533
#84,533 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
43rd Swedish U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1774
Jun 2026
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1661 → 1774
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1774
at age 16
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 15
Apr 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 15
Apr 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+113
1661 → 1774
Tournaments
10
29 games
Score
16.5/ 2956.9%
13W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1814 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1937 | +18.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2499 | +18.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #3 | 2682 | +30.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 1047 | -27.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 1696 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1875 | +32.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2356 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2552 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/9 | #17 | 1681 | +7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEliel Junell
🇸🇪SWE·1579
+7 −9 =2
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRoger Jakobsson
🇸🇪SWE·1867
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsStefan Fransson
🇸🇪SWE·1817
+2 −8 =0
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsRobert 1996 Johansson
🇸🇪SWE·1714
+8 −2 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLukas Spang
🇸🇪SWE·1994
+0 −10 =0
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,621
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#60,815
in continent
World
#84,531
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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