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Petersen, Peter Birk
🇩🇰FIDE 1401696· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945
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Peter Birk Petersen, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 2086 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 8 months. 45 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OBROs Aabne Klubmesterskab 2026 Round 1-3, KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 1) recently. He took a 20-month break between Oct 2001 and Jul 2003. His peak of 2230 was reached at age 56 (Jul 2001).
Current rating
2086
Standard
Rpd2041·Blz2115
All-time high
2230
−144 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 56
Jul 2001 · age 56
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#16,743 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
48th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2086
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 80
Jul 2025
2022
48th 75-80 player worldwide
at age 77 · rated 2167
Nov 2022
2020
500 career games
at age 75
Nov 2020
2017
91st 70-75 player worldwide
at age 72 · rated 2200
Dec 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 72
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
2104 → 2086
Tournaments
11
33 games
Score
17.5/ 3353.0%
13W9D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 2/3 | #11 | 2211 | +11.6 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2181 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2025 | -3.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2572 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #298 | 1979 | -4.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2062 | -1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #259 | 2051 | -1.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #94 | 2875 | +10.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #337 | 1903 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/5 | #6 | 1763 | -36.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBorge Hjerrild Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1906
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsChristian Altenburg Eriksson
🇩🇰DEN·2177
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsSoren Holm Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1947
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsChristian C. Strachan
🇩🇰DEN·1820
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael Tandrup
🇩🇰DEN·1989
+5 −0 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Denmark
#268
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#12,191
in continent
World
#16,743
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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