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PJ
Pedersen, Jj
🇿🇦FIDE 14360039· Male· South Africa· Born in 2009
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Jj Pedersen, a 17-year-old South African player, is rated 1584 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 16-month break between Sep 2024 and Feb 2026. Recent appearances: 2026 South African Junior Closed (U18 Boys) and Bojanalas Lebone II Open 2026 (Open). Also played 1 blitz event (including 2026 South African Junior Closed (Blitz)) recently.
At junior level, he reached #97 nationally in U16.
Current rating
1584
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1584
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#152,517
#152,517 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1426 → 1584
May 2026
Crossed 1500
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 1584
at age 17
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1426 → returned at 1437
Sep 2024
97th South African U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1436
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 15
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+148
1436 → 1584
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
3.5/ 1326.9%
3W1D9L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #45 | 1523 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/4 | #7 | 876 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
South Africa
#997
out of 1,842 players
Africa
#6,290
in continent
World
#152,501
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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