| Tiger Hillarp Persson | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Tiger Hillarp Persson |
| Country | Sweden |
| Born | 28 October 1970 Malmö, Sweden |
| Title | Grandmaster |
| FIDE rating | 2524 (March 2011) |
| Peak rating | 2618 (April 2009) |
Tiger Hillarp Persson (born 28 October 1970) is a Swedish chess Grandmaster.
He won tournaments in Gentofte (VISA Nordic Grand Prix, ahead of Sune Berg Hansen, Simen Agdestein, Einar Gausel, Helgi Grétarsson, Heikki Westerinen and more, York in 1999, Jersey (2000) and The Guernsey International Open (2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010). He finished second in the Nordic Championship in Vammala, Finland (2005). In 2008 he was the winner of the Sigeman & Co Chess Tournament in his hometown of Malmö with an impressive 7½ points. He has won the Swedish Chess Championship twice, in 2007 and 2008. In 2009 he finished second in the C-group of the Corus Chess Tournament.