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Linqvist, Grels
🇫🇮FIDE 501590· Male· Finland· Born in 1954
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Grels Linqvist, a 72-year-old Finnish player, is rated 1978. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 4-5 and Finnish championship league 2025-2026 1 Div Group1 1-2. His peak of 2150 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2001).
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd2034·Blz1984
All-time high
2150
−172 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 47
Apr 2001 · age 47
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,159
#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
4th Finnish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1980
Aug 2025
2020
12th Finnish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1964
Oct 2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 1964 → returned at 1970
Mar 2020
2016
12th Finnish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2065
Dec 2016
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
May 2012
2010
10th Finnish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2077
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1980 → 1978
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2671 | +7.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #57 | 1799 | -9.4 |
Rankings
/
Finland
#282
out of 806 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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