GMTiger Hillarp Persson
- FIDE ID
- 1700812
About Tiger Hillarp Persson
Tiger Hillarp Persson is a Swedish grandmaster who received the GM title in 1999. He won individual bronze medals at the 1998 and 2008 Olympiads while representing Sweden. His tournament victories include the 2008 Sigeman event in Malmö and repeated wins at the Guernsey Open. Show more
Tiger Hillarp Persson is a Swedish grandmaster who received the GM title in 1999. He won individual bronze medals at the 1998 and 2008 Olympiads while representing Sweden. His tournament victories include the 2008 Sigeman event in Malmö and repeated wins at the Guernsey Open. He finished second in the C group at Wijk aan Zee in 2009. Hillarp Persson has written several instructional books, including Tiger's Modern, The Modern Tiger and Tiger's Chaos Theory. He also plays Go, reaching third-dan level in the European ratings in 2023.
FIDE ratings
Rapid
2514Published FIDE
Blitz
2555Published FIDE
Official classical ranks
- World rank
- #1074
- National rank · SWE
- #12
Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ
Rating milestones
- Highest recorded rating
- 2618 Apr 2009
- Recorded years
- 2001–2026
- Archived games
- 1291
Based on available monthly lists and saved games.
Rating history
FIDE rating history
Published rating lists through Nov 2026.
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Games
Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).
Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).
| # | Date | Event | Site | Round | White | Black | Result | Moves | View |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351 | 2022-04-15 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 7.3 | Nihal Sarin | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 352 | 2022-04-14 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 6.3 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Aram Hakobyan | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 14 | Open |
| 353 | 2022-04-13 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 5.7 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Jens E Ingebretsen | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 354 | 2022-04-12 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 4.4 | Alexander Donchenko | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 60 | Open |
| 355 | 2022-04-12 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 3.4 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | S.P. Sethuraman | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 356 | 2022-04-11 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 2.11 | Trygve Dahl | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 23 | Open |
| 357 | 2022-04-10 | Fagernes GM Open 2022 | Fagernes NOR | 1.13 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Bennet Hagner | Won: 1-0 | 40 | Open |
| 358 | 2022-03-23 | Solidarity SWE-UKR Match | Tornelo INT | 2.2 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Yuri Solodovnichenko | Lost: 0-1 | 44 | Open |
| 359 | 2022-03-23 | Solidarity SWE-UKR Match | Tornelo INT | 1.2 | Yuri Solodovnichenko | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 36 | Open |
| 360 | 2022-03-20 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 9.1 | Viktor Haarmark Nielsen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 52 | Open |
| 361 | 2022-03-19 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 8.4 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Bjorn Moller Ochsner | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 76 | Open |
| 362 | 2022-03-18 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 3.1 | Milton Pantzar | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 63 | Open |
| 363 | 2022-03-06 | TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22 | Reykjavik ISL | 10.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Hjorvar Steinn Gretarsson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 47 | Open |
| 364 | 2022-03-05 | TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22 | Reykjavik ISL | 9.1 | Jesper Sondergaard Thybo | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 75 | Open |
| 365 | 2022-03-05 | TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22 | Reykjavik ISL | 8.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Johann Hjartarson | Lost: 0-1 | 33 | Open |
| 366 | 2022-02-27 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 7.1 | Rasmus Thogersen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 367 | 2022-02-06 | TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22 | Norway NOR | 6.3 | Lasse Ostebo Lovik | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Lost: 1-0 | 54 | Open |
| 368 | 2022-02-05 | TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22 | Norway NOR | 5.2 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Levi Andre Tallaksen | Won: 1-0 | 41 | Open |
| 369 | 2022-02-04 | TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22 | Norway NOR | 4.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Mustafa Yilmaz | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 48 | Open |
| 370 | 2021-12-19 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 8.3 | Philip Lindgren | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Lost: 1-0 | 31 | Open |
| 371 | 2021-12-19 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 7.2 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Kaan Kucuksari | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 51 | Open |
| 372 | 2021-12-18 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 6.4 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Nicolai Kistrup | Won: 1-0 | 64 | Open |
| 373 | 2021-12-18 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 5.7 | Anders Nylen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 32 | Open |
| 374 | 2021-12-17 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 4.8 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Daniel Johnson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 375 | 2021-12-17 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 3.1 | Axel Falkevall | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 64 | Open |
| 376 | 2021-12-17 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 2.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Nedzad Neretljak | Won: 1-0 | 19 | Open |
| 377 | 2021-12-17 | Malmo Open 2021 | Malmo SWE | 1.1 | Jonatan Tops | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 22 | Open |
| 378 | 2021-12-12 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 3.3 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Jonny Hector | Lost: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 379 | 2021-12-05 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 2.2 | Jonny Hector | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 58 | Open |
| 380 | 2021-12-04 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 1.4 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Sebastian Mauritsson | Won: 1-0 | 29 | Open |
| 381 | 2021-12-03 | TCh-SWE Elitserien | Sweden SWE | 6.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Mladen Gajic | Lost: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 382 | 2021-11-21 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 9.14 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Valery Kazakouski | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 42 | Open |
| 383 | 2021-11-20 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 8.13 | Ante Brkic | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Lost: 1-0 | 48 | Open |
| 384 | 2021-11-19 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 7.16 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Llambi Pasko | Won: 1-0 | 47 | Open |
| 385 | 2021-11-16 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 5.17 | Luka Draskovic | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 40 | Open |
| 386 | 2021-11-15 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 4.13 | Mads Andersen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 31 | Open |
| 387 | 2021-11-14 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 3.9 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Aleksandar Indjic | Lost: 0-1 | 49 | Open |
| 388 | 2021-11-13 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 2.15 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Filip Pancevski | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 59 | Open |
| 389 | 2021-11-12 | 23rd European Teams | Terme Catez SLO | 1.4 | Jan-Krzysztof Duda | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Lost: 1-0 | 32 | Open |
| 390 | 2021-10-31 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 2.5 | Jens Ove Fries-Nielsen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 41 | Open |
| 391 | 2021-10-30 | 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 | Denmark DEN | 1.3 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Rasmus Svane | Lost: 0-1 | 37 | Open |
| 392 | 2021-10-17 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 9.1 | Frode Olav Olsen Urkedal | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 16 | Open |
| 393 | 2021-10-16 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 8.1 | Erik Blomqvist | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 394 | 2021-10-15 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 7.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Kaido Kulaots | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 35 | Open |
| 395 | 2021-10-14 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 6.1 | Jung Min Seo | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 40 | Open |
| 396 | 2021-10-13 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 5.2 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Stellan Brynell | Won: 1-0 | 38 | Open |
| 397 | 2021-10-12 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 4.3 | Tor Fredrik Kaasen | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 30 | Open |
| 398 | 2021-10-12 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 3.1 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Vahap Sanal | Draw: 1/2-1/2 | 32 | Open |
| 399 | 2021-10-11 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 2.3 | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Christian Koepke | Won: 1-0 | 30 | Open |
| 400 | 2021-10-10 | Fagernes GM Open 2021 | Fagernes NOR | 1.3 | Vladan Nikolic | Tiger Hillarp Persson | Won: 0-1 | 46 | Open |
- vs Nihal SarinDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-04-15 · Round 7.3Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Aram HakobyanDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-14 · Round 6.3Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Jens E IngebretsenWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-13 · Round 5.7Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Alexander DonchenkoDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-04-12 · Round 4.4Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs S.P. SethuramanDraw · ½–½White · 2022-04-12 · Round 3.4Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Trygve DahlWon · 0-1Black · 2022-04-11 · Round 2.11Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Bennet HagnerWon · 1-0White · 2022-04-10 · Round 1.13Fagernes GM Open 2022
- vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoLost · 0-1White · 2022-03-23 · Round 2.2Solidarity SWE-UKR Match
- vs Yuri SolodovnichenkoWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-23 · Round 1.2Solidarity SWE-UKR Match
- vs Viktor Haarmark NielsenWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-20 · Round 9.159th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Bjorn Moller OchsnerDraw · ½–½White · 2022-03-19 · Round 8.459th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Milton PantzarWon · 0-1Black · 2022-03-18 · Round 3.1TCh-SWE Elitserien
- vs Hjorvar Steinn GretarssonDraw · ½–½White · 2022-03-06 · Round 10.1TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
- vs Jesper Sondergaard ThyboDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-03-05 · Round 9.1TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
- vs Johann HjartarsonLost · 0-1White · 2022-03-05 · Round 8.1TCh-ISL Premier 2021-22
- vs Rasmus ThogersenWon · 0-1Black · 2022-02-27 · Round 7.159th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Lasse Ostebo LovikLost · 1-0Black · 2022-02-06 · Round 6.3TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22
- vs Levi Andre TallaksenWon · 1-0White · 2022-02-05 · Round 5.2TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22
- vs Mustafa YilmazDraw · ½–½White · 2022-02-04 · Round 4.1TCh-NOR Elite 2021-22
- vs Philip LindgrenLost · 1-0Black · 2021-12-19 · Round 8.3Malmo Open 2021
- vs Kaan KucuksariDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-19 · Round 7.2Malmo Open 2021
- vs Nicolai KistrupWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-18 · Round 6.4Malmo Open 2021
- vs Anders NylenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-18 · Round 5.7Malmo Open 2021
- vs Daniel JohnsonDraw · ½–½White · 2021-12-17 · Round 4.8Malmo Open 2021
- vs Axel FalkevallDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-17 · Round 3.1Malmo Open 2021
- vs Nedzad NeretljakWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-17 · Round 2.1Malmo Open 2021
- vs Jonatan TopsWon · 0-1Black · 2021-12-17 · Round 1.1Malmo Open 2021
- vs Jonny HectorLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-12 · Round 3.359th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Jonny HectorDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-12-05 · Round 2.2TCh-SWE Elitserien
- vs Sebastian MauritssonWon · 1-0White · 2021-12-04 · Round 1.4TCh-SWE Elitserien
- vs Mladen GajicLost · 0-1White · 2021-12-03 · Round 6.1TCh-SWE Elitserien
- vs Valery KazakouskiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-11-21 · Round 9.1423rd European Teams
- vs Ante BrkicLost · 1-0Black · 2021-11-20 · Round 8.1323rd European Teams
- vs Llambi PaskoWon · 1-0White · 2021-11-19 · Round 7.1623rd European Teams
- vs Luka DraskovicDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-11-16 · Round 5.1723rd European Teams
- vs Mads AndersenDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-11-15 · Round 4.1323rd European Teams
- vs Aleksandar IndjicLost · 0-1White · 2021-11-14 · Round 3.923rd European Teams
- vs Filip PancevskiDraw · ½–½White · 2021-11-13 · Round 2.1523rd European Teams
- vs Jan-Krzysztof DudaLost · 1-0Black · 2021-11-12 · Round 1.423rd European Teams
- vs Jens Ove Fries-NielsenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-31 · Round 2.559th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Rasmus SvaneLost · 0-1White · 2021-10-30 · Round 1.359th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
- vs Frode Olav Olsen UrkedalDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-17 · Round 9.1Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Erik BlomqvistDraw · ½–½Black · 2021-10-16 · Round 8.1Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Kaido KulaotsDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-15 · Round 7.1Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Jung Min SeoWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-14 · Round 6.1Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Stellan BrynellWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-13 · Round 5.2Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Tor Fredrik KaasenWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-12 · Round 4.3Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Vahap SanalDraw · ½–½White · 2021-10-12 · Round 3.1Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Christian KoepkeWon · 1-0White · 2021-10-11 · Round 2.3Fagernes GM Open 2021
- vs Vladan NikolicWon · 0-1Black · 2021-10-10 · Round 1.3Fagernes GM Open 2021
FIDE tournaments
| Date | Tournament | Type | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-03 | Fagernes International Autumn 2026 GM-group | Classical | 7½ |
| 2026-08-21 | XXVII Open Internacional de Sants - Ciutat de Barcelona 2026 - Grup A | Classical | 6 |