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Petersson, Kjell

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FIDEFIDE 1705148· Male· Sweden· Born in 1965

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Kjell Petersson, a 61-year-old Swedish Candidate Master, is rated 2057 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 16 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7, Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6, and Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb. Also played 5 rapid (including Rodeby Open 2025 R123) and 1 blitz events (including Skaneblixt 2026 senior) recently. His peak of 2149 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2014).

Awarded CM in 2020 (age 55).

Current rating

2057

Standard

Rpd1987·Blz1990

All-time high

2149

−92 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 49

Activity

33

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,909 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
34th Swedish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2078
Jan 2026
2025
38th Swedish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2104
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+55 Elo)
2049 → 2104
Jan 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 60
Jan 2025
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 56
Oct 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Dec 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simon SilsethFM 2,215
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r4 jan · Jan 2026 · +4.0 Elo
Best comeback
Rodeby Open 2025 std
finished #3 (seeded #13 of 70)
Evolution
-11
2068 → 2057
Tournaments
11
16 games
Score
7.5/ 1646.9%
4W7D5L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTomas Rosell2,146·Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r2·R2·+11.6
2.[W]vsLo Ljungros2,074·Rodeby Open 2025 std·R7·+9.9
3.[W]vsVide Lofgren2,024·Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r2·R2·+8.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r7
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#241966-2.2
Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r5-6
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#362009-0.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r5-6 feb
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#591947-7.6
Allsvenskan 2025-2026: I:4 r4 jan
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#402215+3.6
Allskanskan 2025-2026 div 1 r4
Team
Jan 20260/1#441166-13.2

Rankings

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Sweden
#418
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#14,601
in continent
World
#19,909
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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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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418🇸🇪Petersson, Kjell2,057
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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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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14601🇸🇪Petersson, Kjell2,057
World
1
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2,840
2
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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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19909🇸🇪Petersson, Kjell2,057