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Petersen, Nils
🇩🇰FIDE 1403346· Male· Denmark· Born in 1955
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Nils Petersen, a 71-year-old Danish player, is rated 1917. He has slipped back 40 Elo over the past 12 months. 72 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include OBRO Forsinket Paaske - Standard, OBROs Aabne Klubmesterskab 2026 Round 1-3, and Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 4-5. Also played 1 rapid event (including OBRO Forsinket Paaske - Hurtigskak) recently. He took a 30-month break between Jul 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2107 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2009).
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd1937·Blz—
All-time high
2107
−190 pts below
Jan 2009 · age 54
Jan 2009 · age 54
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
72 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#44,048
#44,048 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
18 entries2026
40th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1961
Jan 2026
2022
60th Danish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1941
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1941 → returned at 1945
Jul 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 62
Jul 2017
500 career games
at age 62
Apr 2017
2016
37th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2018
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1920 → 1917
Tournaments
20
59 games
Score
31/ 5952.5%
22W18D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #5 | 2139 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #18 | 2021 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #9 | 1116 | -19.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #34 | 1675 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #10 | 1711 | -15.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2680 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #18 | 2647 | +7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #6 | 1739 | -11.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #4 | 1959 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #45 | 1845 | -20.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArne Vang Moller
🇩🇰DEN·1882
+6 −6 =7
19 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsJohn Holm Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1950
+3 −4 =11
18 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPeter M. Lunding
🇩🇰DEN·1852
+4 −0 =9
13 games·last met Apr 2019
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vsSven Lontoft
🇩🇰DEN·1756
+11 −0 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMartin Reib Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·1991
+5 −1 =4
10 games·last met Jun 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#797
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#32,472
in continent
World
#44,048
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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