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Petersen, Flemming
🇩🇰FIDE 1443836· Male· Denmark· Born in 1949
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Flemming Petersen, a 77-year-old Danish player, is rated 1520. He has slipped back 57 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Odense Skakklub Onsdags Foraar-Sommer 2026 - 2 Round 1-5, Odense Skakklub Onsdags Foraar 2026, and Odense Skakklub Onsdags Vinter 2026 - 2 Round 4-5. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2018–2020) and 23 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1642 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1520
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1642
−122 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 75
Mar 2024 · age 75
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
32 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#177,934
#177,934 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1600
at age 75
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 75
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1642
at age 75 · −122 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
1366 → 1404
Mar 2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 74
Mar 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-37
1557 → 1520
Tournaments
8
29 games
Score
4.5/ 2915.5%
1W7D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #10 | 1593 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #18 | 1530 | -1.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1540 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #9 | 990 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0/4 | #21 | 970 | -17.4 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #22 | 1161 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 0.5/5 | #10 | 1373 | -14.8 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 0.5/3 | #17 | 1549 | -9.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNiels Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1717
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsHenning H. Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1713
+0 −4 =2
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsKlaus Skadegaard
🇩🇰DEN·1673
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsAlex Jakobsen
🇩🇰DEN·1752
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,476
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#113,614
in continent
World
#177,894
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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