GMNils Grandelius
- FIDE ID
- 1710400
About Nils Grandelius
Nils Grandelius was born in Lund in 1993. He won the Olomouc Open in 2008, earning his first grandmaster norm, and collected another there the following year. He completed the title requirements at Sarajevo's Bosna tournament in 2010. Show more
Nils Grandelius was born in Lund in 1993. He won the Olomouc Open in 2008, earning his first grandmaster norm, and collected another there the following year. He completed the title requirements at Sarajevo's Bosna tournament in 2010. That year he also won world under-eighteen bronze and made his Olympiad debut for Sweden. He became European under-eighteen champion in 2011. His later development included sustained work with coach Evgenij Agrest. In 2015 he defeated Emanuel Berg in a playoff for the Swedish Championship. He also won the Abu Dhabi Masters that year. In 2016 he won the qualifying tournament for Norway Chess ahead of Jon Ludvig Hammer, Aryan Tari and Hou Yifan. He assisted Magnus Carlsen during the 2018 world-championship match. In 2019 he shared first place at the European Individual Championship and received silver on tiebreak. He later served as a second to Hikaru Nakamura at the 2024 Candidates Tournament.
FIDE rating history
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FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-17 | 41st European Chess Club Cup - OPEN | Classical | 3½ |
Available Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-09 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 451 | 2022-03-27 | 22nd ch-EUR Indiv 2022 | Terme Catez SLO | 1.11 | Emin Ohanyan | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 26 | Open |
| 452 | 2022-03-12 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 10.1 | David W L Howell | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 453 | 2022-03-11 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 9.1 | Nils Grandelius | David W L Howell | 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 454 | 2022-03-10 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 8.1 | David W L Howell | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 35 | Open |
| 455 | 2022-03-09 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 7.1 | Nils Grandelius | David W L Howell | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 456 | 2022-03-08 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 6.1 | David W L Howell | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 457 | 2022-03-06 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 5.1 | Nils Grandelius | David W L Howell | 1/2-1/2 | 115 | Open |
| 458 | 2022-03-05 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 4.1 | David W L Howell | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 86 | Open |
| 459 | 2022-03-04 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 3.1 | Nils Grandelius | David W L Howell | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 460 | 2022-03-03 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 2.1 | David W L Howell | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 43 | Open |
| 461 | 2022-03-02 | ENG-SWE Challenge Match | London ENG | 1.1 | Nils Grandelius | David W L Howell | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 462 | 2022-02-13 | sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-22 | Czech Republic CZE | 10.2 | Marek Mica | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 463 | 2022-02-12 | sachy.cz Extraliga 2021-22 | Czech Republic CZE | 9.2 | Nils Grandelius | Alexei Fedorov | 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 464 | 2022-01-30 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 13.6 | Nils Grandelius | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 465 | 2022-01-29 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 12.4 | Anish Giri | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 25 | Open |
| 466 | 2022-01-28 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 11.4 | Nils Grandelius | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 467 | 2022-01-26 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 10.7 | Daniil Dubov | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 82 | Open |
| 468 | 2022-01-25 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 9.7 | Nils Grandelius | Fabiano Caruana | 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 469 | 2022-01-23 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 8.5 | Santosh Gujrathi Vidit | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 470 | 2022-01-22 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 7.6 | Nils Grandelius | Sergey Karjakin | 1/2-1/2 | 37 | Open |
| 471 | 2022-01-21 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 6.3 | Shakhriyar Mamedyarov | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 472 | 2022-01-20 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 5.2 | Nils Grandelius | Magnus Carlsen | 1/2-1/2 | 54 | Open |
| 473 | 2022-01-18 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 4.7 | Praggnanandhaa R | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 474 | 2022-01-17 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 3.7 | Nils Grandelius | Richard Rapport | 0-1 | 31 | Open |
| 475 | 2022-01-16 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 2.7 | Sam Shankland | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 476 | 2022-01-15 | 84th Tata Steel Masters | Wijk aan Zee NED | 1.7 | Jorden Van Foreest | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 44 | Open |
| 477 | 2021-11-21 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 9.14 | Tomas Laurusas | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 30 | Open |
| 478 | 2021-11-20 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 8.13 | Nils Grandelius | Ivan Saric | 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 479 | 2021-11-19 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 7.16 | Dritan Mehmeti | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 71 | Open |
| 480 | 2021-11-18 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 6.16 | Nils Grandelius | Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson | 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 481 | 2021-11-16 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 5.17 | Nils Grandelius | Nikola Djukic | 1/2-1/2 | 52 | Open |
| 482 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 9.3 | Jeffery Xiong | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 483 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 8.17 | Rout Padmini | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 43 | Open |
| 484 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 7.17 | Nils Grandelius | Rout Padmini | 1-0 | 39 | Open |
| 485 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 6.31 | Nils Grandelius | Sipke Ernst | 1-0 | 27 | Open |
| 486 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 5.31 | Sipke Ernst | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 39 | Open |
| 487 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 4.29 | Jianchao Zhou | Nils Grandelius | 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 488 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 3.29 | Nils Grandelius | Jianchao Zhou | 1-0 | 34 | Open |
| 489 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 2.27 | Nils Grandelius | Normunds Miezis | 0-1 | 24 | Open |
| 490 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 18.18 | Nils Grandelius | Alexandr Predke | 1/2-1/2 | 89 | Open |
| 491 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 17.18 | Alexandr Predke | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 45 | Open |
| 492 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 16.16 | Hans Moke Niemann | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 25 | Open |
| 493 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 15.16 | Nils Grandelius | Hans Moke Niemann | 0-1 | 42 | Open |
| 494 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 14.12 | Andrey Esipenko | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 495 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 13.12 | Nils Grandelius | Andrey Esipenko | 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 496 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 12.13 | Velimir Ivic | Nils Grandelius | 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 497 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 11.13 | Nils Grandelius | Velimir Ivic | 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 498 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 10.3 | Nils Grandelius | Jeffery Xiong | 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 499 | 2021-11-08 | Lindores Abbey Tal Mem | Riga LAT | 1.27 | Normunds Miezis | Nils Grandelius | 0-1 | 34 | Open |
| 500 | 2021-11-07 | FIDE Grand Swiss 2021 | Riga LAT | 11.2 | Nils Grandelius | Matthias Bluebaum | 1-0 | 31 | Open |