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Persson, Lars
🇸🇪FIDE 1703579· Male· Sweden· Born in 1971
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Lars Persson, a 55-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1994. He has slipped back 46 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:2 r7, Sandvikensmasterskap 2026 R123, and Gavle SA KM 2026 A r5-7. Also played 4 rapid (including Jussidraget 2025 R123) and 5 blitz events (including SM-Blixten 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 71 months (2003–2009), 70 months (2009–2015) and 17 months (2018–2019). His peak of 2146 was reached at age 30 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1948
All-time high
2146
−152 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 30
Jan 2001 · age 30
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
55 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Dec 2025
51st Swedish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2043
Jul 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1850 → 2016
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Nov 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 51
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-49
2043 → 1994
Tournaments
25
54 games
Score
33.5/ 5462.0%
27W13D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 1976 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2511 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #43 | 1297 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2048 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #5 | 1747 | -12.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/2 | #7 | 1230 | -19.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #37 | 2076 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1865 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 1988 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1473 | -4.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFredrik Akerlund
🇸🇪SWE·1870
+7 −3 =7
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsSebastian Hemsen
🇸🇪SWE·1719
+13 −1 =0
14 games·last met May 2026
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vsHilding Eriksson
🇸🇪SWE·1698
+14 −0 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMats Amnell
🇸🇪SWE·1910
+5 −7 =2
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsToni Soppela
🇸🇪SWE·2093
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#587
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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