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Persson, Birger

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FIDEFIDE 1717766· Male· Sweden· Born in 1957

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Birger Persson, a 69-year-old Swedish player, is rated 2011. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r4, and Malmo Open 2025 std. Also played 1 rapid event (including Malmo Open 2025 rpd) recently. He took a 32-month break between Mar 2020 and Dec 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2089 was reached at age 61 (Aug 2018).

Current rating

2011

Standard

Rpd2028·Blz—

All-time high

2089

−78 pts below
Aug 2018 · age 61

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,823

#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 69
Mar 2026
2023
26th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2073
Jul 2023
2020
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2076 → returned at 2077
Mar 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Apr 2019
2018
38th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2089
Nov 2018
All-time peak 2089
at age 61 · −78 from today
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
Veteran Allman 2025
perf 2208 (+177) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
vs Leif 1940 Svensson 1,997
Veteran Allman 2025 · Jun 2025 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
+11
2000 → 2011
Tournaments
7
17 games
Score
11.5/ 1767.6%
8W7D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLeif 1940 Svensson1,997·Veteran Allman 2025·R4·+9.0
2.[W]vsHenrik Teiffel1,885·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6·R6·+6.5
3.[W]vsDavid Perkovsky1,881·Malmo Open 2025 std·R7·+6.4
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsArvid Havner1,979·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r1·R1·-11.2
2.[L]vsLennart Wahlstrom2,031·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6·R5·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#301958-2.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#361914-2.8
Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 2 r4
Team
Jan 20261/1#52644+5.6
Malmo Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/4#421961-5.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r2
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#251843-5.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r1
Team
Oct 20250/1#481179-10.4
Veteran Allman 2025
Swiss
Jun 20256/7#12208+30.6

Rankings

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Sweden
#535
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#19,078
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,488
6
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7
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2,474
8
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2,460
8
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10
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535🇸🇪Persson, Birger2,011
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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9
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10
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2,713
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19078🇸🇪Persson, Birger2,011
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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25823🇸🇪Persson, Birger2,011