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PJ
Petersen, Jan
🇩🇰FIDE 1426320· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Jan Petersen, a 56-year-old Danish player, is rated 1768. He is progressing steadily with +28 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈30/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Helsingor Klubmesterskab 2026 - 2 Round 6-7, Helsingor Klubmesterskab 2026 - 2 Round 4-5, and 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar. Also played 1 rapid event (including Helsingor Bymesterskab Hurtigskak 2025) recently. His peak of 1824 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1768
Standard
Rpd1769·Blz—
All-time high
1824
−56 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#86,513
#86,513 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1670 → 1795
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1824
at age 54 · −56 from today
Mar 2024
2018
6-month rising streak
+37 Elo
Apr 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 45
May 2015
2012
Crossed 1600
at age 42
May 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+28
1740 → 1768
Tournaments
12
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
9W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1755 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 1906 | +8.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #48 | 1989 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 1780 | +1.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 1784 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #7 | 1543 | -11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 1609 | -4.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #4 | 924 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2563 | +22.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/4 | #1 | 2460 | +34.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErik Hedegaard Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1730
+10 −6 =1
17 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsCasper Stochkel
🇩🇰DEN·1778
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLeo Kresten Roland Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1735
+3 −5 =4
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSvenn Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1722
+6 −4 =2
12 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsLars Peter M. Johannessen
🇩🇰DEN·1799
+2 −2 =7
11 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,585
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#62,137
in continent
World
#86,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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