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Persson, Linus

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FIDEFIDE 1779869· Male· Sweden· Born in 1977

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Linus Persson, a 49-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1840 — just 1 short of his peak of 1841 (Feb 2026, age 49). He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/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 4 rapid events (including Avenyn Open 2025 rpd) recently.

Current rating

1840

Standard

Rpd1788·Blz1789

All-time high

1841

−1 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 49

Activity

20

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#64,208

#64,208 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
All-time peak 1841
at age 49 · −1 from today
Feb 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
2023
First FIDE rating
1498 · at age 46
Sep 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stefan Lisander 2,005
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r4 · Jan 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Best comeback
Malmo Open 2025 std
finished #3 (seeded #124 of 250)
Evolution
+68
1772 → 1840
Tournaments
11
28 games
Score
14.5/ 2851.8%
12W9D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSarah Sima DerlichWCM1,968·Malmo Open 2025 std·R7·+13.6
2.[W]vsSriyansh Hari1,950·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R5·+13.1
3.[W]vsPal Magnussen1,950·Halmstad Open 2026 std·R7·+13.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsPer Daldborg1,763·Elite Hotels Open 2026 std·R8·-12.1
2.[L]vsRobert Langenfeld1,799·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r3·R3·-11.1
3.[L]vsJonas Nystrom1,909·Avenyn Open 2025 std·R6·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r7
Team
Mar 20261/1#22205+2.4
Elite Hotels Open 2026 std
Open Swiss
Feb 20261/4#1341689-16.2
Hallandsserien 2025-26 R4
Team
Feb 20260.5/1#6—-3.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r5-6
Team
Feb 20262/2#32585+17.2
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: II:6 r4
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#332005+4.8
Worst Elo result: Elite Hotels Open 2026 std (-16.2 Elo, finished #134).

Rankings

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Sweden
#1,274
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#46,872
in continent
World
#64,208
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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10
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1274🇸🇪Persson, Linus1,840
Europe
1
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2
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3
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10
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46872🇸🇪Persson, Linus1,840
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7
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7
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2,759
9
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64208🇸🇪Persson, Linus1,840