Photo: Lars OA Hedlund
FIDE World Rating: 50
Elo: 2666
Born: June 3, 1993, in Dalby; Sweden.
2008: Had his first real international success when he finished 4th in the U16 class in the European Youth Championships. He also won the Olomouc Open and made his first grandmaster norm.
2009: Made his debut in the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament – finished second
2010: At the age of 17, he became a grandmaster. Finished 3rd in the U18 class in the European Youth Championships.
2011: Won the U18 class in the European Youth Championships.
2015: Won the Swedish Chess Championships and later that summer the Abu Dhabi Masters.
2016: Qualified for Norway Chess after winning the qualifier in Fagernes.
2017: Won the TePe Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament, which reappeared in the tournament calendar after an absence of several years.
2019: Finished second in the individual European Chess Championship. Reached his (so far) peak rating on the FIDE world rating list of 2694 (place 44).
2021: Participated in the prestigious Tata Steel Masters, where he was among the top players after half the tournament after defeating, among others, Maxime Vachier-Lagrave. He finally ended up in 9th place.
2023: Reached the last 16 in the World Cup, losing against Arjun Erigaisi.
2025: Once again reached the last 16 in the World Cup.
2026: Reached the world top-50 list. This is the highest spot he has held in two years.