Format
PU
Persson, Ulf
🇸🇪FIDE 1726854· Male· Sweden· Born in 1953
Follow Ulf PerssonTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
Ulf Persson, a 73-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1976 — just 22 short of his peak of 1998 (May 2025, age 72). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent appearance: Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:7 r5-6. Also played 7 rapid events (including Jonkoping Chess Festival 2025 Rapid) recently.
Current rating
1976
Standard
Rpd1855·Blz1896
All-time high
1998
−22 pts below
May 2025 · age 72
May 2025 · age 72
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,484
#31,484 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2025
25th Swedish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1998
May 2025
All-time peak 1998
at age 72 · −22 from today
May 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+54 Elo
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1976
Mar 2020
100 career games
at age 67
Feb 2020
2019
30th Swedish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1996
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1960 → 1976
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
5.5/ 778.6%
4W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #9 | 2560 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 1882 | -2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2032 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 1871 | -2.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2695 | +8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Radberg
🇸🇪SWE·2051
+2 −6 =2
10 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsHannes Boberg
🇸🇪SWE·1702
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsDennis MiskulinCM
🇸🇪SWE·2089
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsMats 1976 Karlsson
🇸🇪SWE·1881
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Oct 2025
View head-to-head →
vsArne Meurman
🇸🇪SWE·2004
+1 −2 =4
7 games·last met Oct 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Sweden
#637
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#23,283
in continent
World
#31,483
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Sweden
| 1 | 🇸🇪Follow Nils GrandeliusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,647 |
| 2 | 🇸🇪Follow Ferdinand HellersTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,581 |
| 3 | 🇸🇪Follow Vitaly SivukTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,511 |
| 4 | 🇸🇪Follow Platon GalperinTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,509 |
| 5 | 🇸🇪Follow Jung Min SeoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,488 |
| 6 | 🇸🇪Follow Erik BlomqvistTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,487 |
| 7 | 🇸🇪Follow Emanuel BergTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,474 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Edvin TrostTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 8 | 🇸🇪Follow Hampus SorensenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,460 |
| 10 | 🇸🇪Follow Isak StormeTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,453 |
| ... | ||
| 637 | 1,976 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
| ... | ||
| 23283 | 1,976 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 31483 | 1,976 | |