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Pedersen, Gunnar
CM🇩🇰FIDE 1407414· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960
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Gunnar Pedersen, a 66-year-old Danish Candidate Master, is rated 2172 and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. Also played 1 rapid event (including Aarhus Mesterskabet i Hurtigskak 2026 - 1) recently. His peak of 2266 was reached at age 44 (Oct 2004); he also reached Danish #89 in Jan 2003.
Awarded CM in 2020 (age 60).
Current rating
2172
Standard
Rpd2132·Blz2166
All-time high
2266
−94 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 44
Oct 2004 · age 44
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,796 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
20 entries2026
9th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2182
Mar 2026
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 63
Apr 2023
2022
9th Danish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2221
Aug 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 62
Mar 2022
2020
11th Danish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2220
Oct 2020
CM title awardedCM
at age 60
May 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2168 → 2172
Tournaments
6
16 games
Score
8.5/ 1653.1%
3W11D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #382 | 1393 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #146 | 2202 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #202 | 2115 | -1.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #64 | 2362 | +10.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/5 | #4 | 2132 | -7.0 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2260 | +12.4 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#132
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#6,947
in continent
World
#9,796
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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