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Pedersen, Birger

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FIDEFIDE 1519182· Male· Norway· Born in 1959

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Birger Pedersen, a 67-year-old Norwegian player, is rated 1570 — just 27 short of his peak of 1597 (Jan 2016, age 57). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 2 years. 25 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 5-8, Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 B, and Finnmarksmesterskapet for lag 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including Alta vinterhurtig 2026) and 3 blitz events (including Alta Cermaq Lyn 2025) recently.

Current rating

1570

Standard

Rpd1578·Blz1649

All-time high

1597

−27 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 57

Activity

22

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#157,783

#157,783 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
86th Norwegian 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1593
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+321 Elo)
1264 → 1585
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
2022
98th Norwegian 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1372
Apr 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 61
Dec 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vegard Wilhelmsen 1,795
Cermaq Hostmesterskap i Langsjakk 2025 R 5-8 · Oct 2025 · +15.3 Elo
Evolution
-15
1585 → 1570
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
11.5/ 2644.2%
10W3D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 5-8
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#41796+17.4
Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 2-4
Swiss
Mar 20261/2#201591-19.0
Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 1
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#131129-2.0
Power Solutions Arctic Chess NGP 2026 B
Swiss
Feb 20263/6#191557-15.4
Finnmarksmesterskapet for lag 2026
Team
Jan 20262/3#231834-0.4
Worst Elo result: Alta Klubbmesterskap Langsjakk 2026 R 2-4 (-19.0 Elo, finished #20).

Rankings

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Norway
#1,593
out of 2,640 players
Europe
#103,892
in continent
World
#157,766
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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2,574
6
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2,565
7
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2,546
8
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2,497
9
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10
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2,488
...
1593🇳🇴Pedersen, Birger1,570
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
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103892🇳🇴Pedersen, Birger1,570
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
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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157766🇳🇴Pedersen, Birger1,570