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ID: 1705466

Niklas Marklund

FIDE ratings

2,179Classical
2,194Rapid
2,205Blitz

Performance

50 games
12% Win
42% Draw
46% Loss

Niklas Marklund's playing style

Overall score:33%6W 21D 23L over 50 games
Best with e4 vs 1.e4/1.d4 as Black:38%in 16 games
Struggles in the Sicilian Defense as Black:38%in 16 games
Steady recent form:28%0W 11D 9L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:42%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation has the largest White sample, with 5 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation
60%
40%
5g
Slav Defense: Soultanbeieff Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Baltic Defense, Argentinian Gambit
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Normal Defense
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Moscow Variation
40%
60%
5g
English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Normal Variation
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Closed, Traditional
100%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation
50%
50%
4g
Sicilian Defense: Dragon Variation, Yugoslav Attack, Hungarian Dragon
100%
3g

Repertoire

22 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Marklund, Niklas as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
59%
41%
Move
22 · 100%
59%
41%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Thornert, Hakan(2137)
D—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Thornert, Hakan(2154)
D—
Mar 8, 2026
OTB - TWIC
Thornert, Hakan(2137)
D—
Mar 7, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMSeiger, Vidar(2165)
L—
Mar 7, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMSeiger, Vidar(2294)
L—
Mar 7, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
FMSeiger, Vidar(2165)
L—
Mar 6, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMLindberg, Bengt(2270)
L—
Mar 6, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMLindberg, Bengt(2312)
L—
Mar 6, 2026
OTB - LichessBroadcast
IMLindberg, Bengt(2312)
L—
Jan 18, 2026
OTB - TWIC
GMWedberg, Tom(2357)
D—

Research Niklas Marklund’s games and opening repertoire

Niklas Marklund is rated 2179 in standard, 2194 in rapid, 2205 in blitz by FIDE. Niklas Marklund plays for Sweden.

Niklas Marklund has FIDE ID 1705466.

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