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Petersen, Max
🇩🇰FIDE 1469061· Male· Denmark· Born in 1951
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Max Petersen, a 75-year-old Danish player, is rated 1833. He has slipped back 32 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Valby Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 1887 was reached at age 74 (Jan 2025).
Previously known as Petersen. Max (until Sep 2020).
Current rating
1833
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1887
−54 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 74
Jan 2025 · age 74
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,305
#66,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1887
at age 74 · −54 from today
Jan 2025
2024
69th Danish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1871
Dec 2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1728 → 1862
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 73
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 73
Mar 2024
2020
Renamed to Petersen, Max
at age 69
Sep 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1865 → 1833
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
5W0D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #23 | 1911 | -14.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2663 | +1.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #320 | 1076 | -9.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #117 | 2628 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #229 | 1053 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #298 | 1095 | -9.2 |
Rankings
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Denmark
#1,232
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#48,355
in continent
World
#66,304
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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