Niklas Carlstrom
SWE · FIDE ID 1704648 · 46 tournament games since 2022
Standard
2115
#282 in SWE (active)
Rapid
2067
#296 in SWE (active)
Blitz
2159
#166 in SWE (active)
Score
36%
9 W · 15 D · 22 L
Opp. avg
2178
Last 46 games
Last game
2026-08-30
Lidköping Open 2026
Prep summary
- As White: 1.e4 in 90% of games (scores 42%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 9 of 10 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 28%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 6 of 12 games (Indian Defense), scoring 42%.
- By opponent strength: 21% against higher-rated players, 50% against lower-rated.
- By colour: 45% with White, 28% with Black.
Based on 46 over-the-board games (16 classical · 9 rapid · 1 blitz). 21 with White (45%), 25 with Black (28%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.e4 | 19 | 42% |
| 1.d4 | 1 | 100% |
| 1.Nc3 | 1 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Giuoco Pianissimo, Normal | 2 | 75% |
| Four Knights Game: Spanish Variation, Rubinstein Variation, Henneberger Variation | 2 | 0% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 75% |
| Modern Defense: Standard Defense | 1 | 50% |
| Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (10 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 9 | 28% |
| 1...d6 Pirc Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (12 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 6 | 42% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 33% |
| 1...e6 Horwitz Defense | 2 | 0% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Two Knights Defense, Modern Bishop's Opening | 2 | 0% |
| Tarrasch Defense: Classical Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Ruy Lopez: Bird Variation | 1 | 50% |
| King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Positional Defense | 1 | 0% |
| Indian Defense: Przepiorka Variation | 1 | 50% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-08-30 | Kim Nygren (2275) Lidköping Open 2026 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-08-30 | Dennis Miskulin (2203) Lidköping Open 2026 · rapid | ½ |
| 2026-07-04 | Emanuel Sundin (2157) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | L |
| 2026-07-03 | Faris Cibo (2150) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | L |
| 2026-07-02 | Jonas Kallen (2086) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | W |
| 2026-07-02 | Harald Ljung (2121) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | ½ |
| 2026-07-01 | Andre Thyberg (2111) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | ½ |
| 2026-06-30 | Peyman Mashhadi (2180) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | ½ |
| 2026-06-29 | Josef Ask (2024) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | W |
| 2026-06-28 | Simon 1995 Malm (2077) Schack-SM 2026 | Mästarklassen | W |
Data: FIDE rating list (October 2026 list; national ranks count active players) and tournament games broadcast on Lichess since 2020 (open data, CC0). Results are matched to FIDE players by name or FIDE ID and may be incomplete. This page shows public chess results only. Is this you and you want the page removed? Email chessmoose1@gmail.com and we remove it.