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Pedersen, Benny

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FIDEFIDE 1479458· Male· Denmark· Born in 1957

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Benny Pedersen, a 69-year-old Danish player, is rated 1982 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +43 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fureso Klub 2026 Round 5-7, Fureso Klub 2026 Round 3-4, and 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar.

Current rating

1982

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1982

at best
May 2026 · age 69

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#30,463

#30,463 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

6 entries
2026
55th Danish 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 1982
May 2026
All-time peak 1982
at age 69
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 68
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1731 → 1870
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 67
Mar 2024
2023
First FIDE rating
1732 · at age 66
May 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frank Rasmussen 1,903
Fureso Klub 2026 Round 1-2 · Feb 2026 · +8.7 Elo
Evolution
+43
1939 → 1982
Tournaments
7
14 games
Score
12/ 1485.7%
10W4D0L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFrank Rasmussen1,903·Fureso Klub 2026 Round 1-2·R2·+8.7
2.[W]vsFlemming Stald1,888·8HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R12·+7.8
3.[W]vsAllan Ankjaer1,787·8HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R2·+5.3
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Fureso Klub 2026 Round 5-7
Round-Robin
Apr 20263/3#12495+18.4
Fureso Klub 2026 Round 3-4
Round-Robin
Mar 20261.5/2#21996+2.6
8HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20262/2#232638+14.2
Fureso Klub 2026 Round 1-2
Round-Robin
Feb 20262/2#12562+11.4
8HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/2#431769-8.4
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Denmark
#534
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#22,511
in continent
World
#30,463
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,530
7
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2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
534🇩🇰Pedersen, Benny1,982
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
22511🇩🇰Pedersen, Benny1,982
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
...
30463🇩🇰Pedersen, Benny1,982