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Rygaard, Michael

Standard: 2142 Rapid: 2150 Blitz: 0 (last updated 2026-11-02)

FIDE ID: 1702190 (view FIDE profile)

Federation: SWE Sex: M Birth Year: 1972 Age: 54

Title: — Women's title: — Other title: — FOA title: —

Games: 16 Wins: 5 (31%) Draws: 4 (25%) Losses: 7 (44%)

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12 of 16 games analyzed.

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As White 4 games 2W 1D 1L

Queen's Pawn Game 2 games 1W 1D 0L

Modern Defense 1 game 0W 1D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 1D 0L

Zukertort Variation 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Catalan Opening 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Open Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Classical Line 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Torre Attack 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Fianchetto Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

As Black 6 games 3W 0D 3L

Queen's Pawn Game 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Accelerated London System 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Indian Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Anti-Grünfeld 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Basman-Williams Attack 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Caro-Kann Defense 1 game 1W 0D 0L

(unspecified) 1 game 1W 0D 0L

Zukertort Opening 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Slav Defense 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Queen's Gambit Declined 1 game 0W 0D 1L

(unspecified) 1 game 0W 0D 1L

Blunders Top 4 of 52

This player's costliest moves in analyzed games. Can you find the winning move?

? · 28. Kh1 (−68.7% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Nilsson, Joakim

Rygaard, Michael

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? · 39... Rc7 (−47.6% win chance) 1-0

Rygaard, Michael

Lundberg, David

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? · 40. Kh1 (−47.5% win chance) 1/2-1/2

Nilsson, Joakim

Rygaard, Michael

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2026.07.03 · 77... Ra2 (−36.7% win chance) 0-1

Rygaard, Michael

Sarwari, Hamidullah

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Games Showing all 16 games

Date	Event	Round	Opponent	Result	Accuracy %	First moves
2026.07.04	Round 7: Rygaard, Michael - Rezai, Julius	9.3	2026.07.04 Rezai, Julius (1775138) (1998)	½	95.70%	1. d4 g6 2. Nf3 Bg7 3. c3 d6
2026.07.03	Round 6: Sarwari, Hamidullah - Rygaard, Michael	8.4	2026.07.03 Sarwari, Hamidullah (11700580) (1912)	1	85.00%	1. d4 d5 2. Bf4 Nf6 3. e3 g6
2026.07.02	Round 5: Reinsch, Svetoslav - Rygaard, Michael	5.3	2026.07.02 Reinsch, Svetoslav (1779079) (1919)	1	92.60%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 g6 3. h4 h5
2026.07.02	Round 4: Rygaard, Michael - Sjodin, Erik 1972	4.2	2026.07.02 Sjodin, Erik 1972 (1751140) (1910)	1	97.50%	1. Nf3 c5 2. e3 Nf6 3. d4 d5
2026.06.24	Round 3: Eriksson, Joel - Rygaard, Michael	3.1	2026.06.24 Eriksson, Joel (1729233) (1887)	1	82.60%	1. Nc3 d5 2. e4 c6 3. Qe2 d4
2026.06.24	Round 2: Rygaard, Michael - Simpson, Liam	1.1	2026.06.24 Simpson, Liam (1778048) (1955)	1	95.20%	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. g3 e6
2026.04.05	The Paskturneringen 2026	7.6	2026.04.05 Torngren, Gustav (1728970) (2348)	0	-	1. Nf3 d5 2. e3 Nf6 3. c4 g6
2026.04.03	The Paskturneringen 2026	3.4	2026.04.03 Olsson, William (1741721) (2385)	0	-	1. c4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. Nc3 Nf6
2025.12.30	Open rapid/standard chess tournament 27-30 dec	8.10	2025.12.30 Jonsson, Magnus (1726030) (2033)	0	86.30%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 g6 3. Bg5 Bg7
2025.12.28	Open rapid/standard chess tournament 27-30 dec	3.8	2025.12.28 Jonsson, Krister (1708023) (2043)	0	-	1. d4 d5 2. c4 e6 3. Nf3 a6
	Round 5: Rygaard, Michael - Nilsson, Joakim	5.1	Nilsson, Joakim (1723383) (2241)	½	63.40%	1. d4 e6 2. Nf3 f5 3. Bg5 Be7
	Round 4: Ulf Hammarström - Rygaard, Michael	4.1	Ulf Hammarström	½	86.20%	1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. cxd5 cxd5
	Round 3: Rygaard, Michael - Daniel Johnson	3.2	Daniel Johnson	½	97.90%	1. d4 Nf6 2. Nf3 e6 3. Nbd2 d5
	Round 2: Lundberg, David - Rygaard, Michael	2.3	Lundberg, David (1707051) (2170)	0	76.70%	1. e4 e6 2. d4 d5 3. Nd2 dxe4
	Round 1: Thomas Johansson - Rygaard, Michael	1.2	Thomas Johansson	0	-	1. d4 d5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. c4 c6
	Round 1: Nilsson, Joakim - Daniel Johnson	1.1	Nilsson, Joakim (1723383) (2241)	0	86.70%	1. d4 Nf6 2. c4 e6 3. g3 d5