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PJ
Petersen, Jan
🇩🇰FIDE 1435191· Male· Denmark· Born in 1953
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Jan Petersen, a 73-year-old Danish player, is rated 1750. He is currently in the 1750–1800 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Norresundby Klub 2025-2026 Round 10-11, Norresundby Klub 2025-2026 Round 7-9, and Norresundby Klub 2025-2026 Round 5-6. He took a 51-month break between Jun 2014 and Oct 2018. His peak of 1785 was reached at age 60 (Oct 2013).
Current rating
1750
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1785
−35 pts below
Oct 2013 · age 60
Oct 2013 · age 60
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#92,524
#92,524 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1618 → 1773
Jan 2025
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Apr 2019
2014
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1723 → returned at 1713
Jun 2014
93rd Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1779
Apr 2014
2013
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Oct 2013
Crossed 1500
at age 60
Oct 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1767 → 1750
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
5W0D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1799 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #11 | 1694 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #27 | 1090 | -7.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #101 | 1064 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/2 | #17 | 1730 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #6 | 1783 | +0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPer Jacobsen
🇩🇰DEN·1481
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBent Kiel Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1705
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsMichael Bohnstedt
🇩🇰DEN·1720
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsLars Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1917
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsArne Hove
🇩🇰DEN·1925
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Dec 2019
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,673
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#66,081
in continent
World
#92,522
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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