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Persson, Linus
🇸🇪FIDE 1779869· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977
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Linus Persson, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1856 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +84 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r7, Elite Hotels Open 2026 std, and Hallandsserien 2025-26 R4. Also played 3 rapid events (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) recently.
Current rating
1856
Standard
Rpd1831·Blz1789
All-time high
1856
at best
Jun 2026 · age 49
Jun 2026 · age 49
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#59,748
#59,748 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
99th Swedish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 1856
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1856
at age 49
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 48
Sep 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+277 Elo)
1498 → 1775
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 47
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+61
1795 → 1856
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
14/ 2458.3%
11W6D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/4 | #37 | 1997 | +16.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2205 | +2.4 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/4 | #134 | 1689 | -16.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | — | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2585 | +17.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #33 | 2005 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #3 | 2211 | +36.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 999 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #37 | 1785 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2597 | +10.0 |
Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,188
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#43,755
in continent
World
#59,747
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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