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Nilsson, Ola
🇮🇪FIDE 2534835· Male· Ireland· Born in 1976
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Ola Nilsson, a 50-year-old Irish player, is rated 1829 — his current career high. He has fluctuated between 1782 and 1829 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 9-10, LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 7-8, and LCU O'Hanlon Cup 2025-2026 Rounds 5-6.
Current rating
1829
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1829
at best
May 2026 · age 50
May 2026 · age 50
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#67,416
#67,416 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2026
16th Irish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1829
May 2026
All-time peak 1829
at age 50
May 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 50
Apr 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Jan 2026
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Jan 2026
First FIDE rating
1819 · at age 50
Jan 2026
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+10
1819 → 1829
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
5W1D3L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top losses
No noteworthy losses.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | — | +28.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | — | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #48 | — | -35.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #25 | 1754 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #27 | 1758 | 0.0 |
Rankings
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Ireland
#314
out of 1,228 players
Europe
#49,120
in continent
World
#67,416
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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