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Persson, Mats
FM🇸🇪FIDE 1708333· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977
Follow Mats PerssonTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Mats Persson, a 49-year-old Swedish FIDE Master, is rated 2280 and sitting in the top 3% of Swedish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 S1-kval, Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:2 r7, and Ostlandsserien div 1 2025-2026 R 8-9. He took a 14-month break between Jul 2005 and Oct 2006. His peak of 2349 was reached at age 45 (Jan 2022, Swedish #55 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 39).
Current rating
2280
Standard
Rpd2263·Blz2216
All-time high
2349
−69 pts below
Jan 2022 · age 45
Jan 2022 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#77 · Swedish players · of 2,924
Career timeline
17 entries2023
7th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2323
Jan 2023
2022
5th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2349
Mar 2022
Peak Swedish rank: #55
at age 45 · rated 2349
Feb 2022
All-time peak 2349
at age 45 · −69 from today
Jan 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2300
at age 42
Nov 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2300
at age 40
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-10
2290 → 2280
Tournaments
6
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2849 | +5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #9 | 2200 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #52 | 1480 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #30 | 2582 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2284 | -1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 2260 | -0.4 |
Rankings
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Sweden
#77
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#3,196
in continent
World
#4,750
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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