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Petersen, Frank Gjerning
🇩🇰FIDE 1427032· Male· Denmark· Born in 1975
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Frank Gjerning Petersen, a 51-year-old Danish player, is rated 1842 — just 24 short of his peak of 1866 (Aug 2025, age 50). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 9 months. 37 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 14, Kjellerup EMT 2026 - 2, and 6HK Team 2025-26 December.
Current rating
1842
Standard
Rpd1882·Blz—
All-time high
1866
−24 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 50
Aug 2025 · age 50
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#63,663
#63,663 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
94th Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1866
Aug 2025
All-time peak 1866
at age 50 · −24 from today
Aug 2025
Best 12-month gain (+99 Elo)
1736 → 1835
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 49
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1772 → returned at 1760
Apr 2020
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
1845 → 1842
Tournaments
8
37 games
Score
16.5/ 3744.6%
13W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2137 | +28.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1762 | -6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #117 | 1221 | -5.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #170 | 1098 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/5 | #6 | 1544 | -31.8 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2047 | +24.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/7 | #9 | 1892 | +9.6 |
Round-Robin | Jun 2025 | 1.5/4 | #6 | 1725 | -13.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAksel Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1885
+3 −5 =2
10 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsLeif Hamborg
🇩🇰DEN·1852
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsErnst Lund Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1841
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsChristian Gottschalck
🇩🇰DEN·1791
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsLars Schoning
🇩🇰DEN·2000
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2019
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,182
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#46,503
in continent
World
#63,662
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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