GM Thomas Ernst Full name Thomas Ernst Born 1960 (age 66) Place of birth Federation Sweden Profiles #5985 World Ranking 2247 Classical 2252 Rapid 2217 Blitz Rating Bio Most Played Openings White Pieces Sicilian Defense: Open, Classical, Richter-Rauzer Variation (33 games) French Defense: Winawer, Advance, Poisoned Pawn Variation (22 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Keres Attack (20 games) Sicilian Defense: Kan, Modern Variation (19 games) Sicilian Defense: Taimanov, Szén, Modern Line (16 games) Black Pieces English Opening: Two Knights, Fianchetto, Ultra-Symmetrical, Reversed Botvinnik System (23 games) Sicilian Defense: Open, Dragon, Old Line (20 games) Alapin Sicilian Defense (18 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange, Modern Exchange Variation (17 games) Grünfeld Defense: Exchange Variation (17 games) Games Players Result Moves Year Thomas Ernst (2247) Linus Olsson (2238) 1-0 42 2026 Thomas Ernst (2247) Ralf Akesson (2317) 0-1 45 2026 Thomas Ernst (2247) Carl Cederstam Barsk (2365) ½-½ 18 2026 Ludvig Carlsson (2427) Thomas Ernst (2247) 1-0 24 2026 Michael Wiedenkeller (2393) Thomas Ernst (2247) ½-½ 25 2026 Thomas Engqvist (2311) Thomas Ernst (2247) ½-½ 50 2026 Thomas Ernst (2271) Yaashvan Madevan Vaishnavi (1793) 1-0 19 2025 Thomas Ernst (2271) Percy Fransson (2067) 1-0 43 2025 Thomas Ernst (2271) Stefan 2005 Karlsson (1905) 1-0 44 2025 Thomas Ernst (2301) Martin Bergdahl (1962) 1-0 23 2025 Show All Games