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Pettersson, Kjell-Erik
🇸🇪FIDE 1713981· Male· Sweden· Born in 1958
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Kjell-Erik Pettersson, a 68-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1756. He has slipped back 85 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rilton U2200 2025-2026, Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std, and Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 std. Also played 4 rapid events (including Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 rpd) recently. He took a 65-month break between Mar 2020 and Sep 2025 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1842 was reached at age 67 (Sep 2025).
Current rating
1756
Standard
Rpd1731·Blz1788
All-time high
1842
−86 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 67
Sep 2025 · age 67
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#90,558
#90,558 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1842
at age 67 · −86 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 65 months
paused at 1735 → returned at 1842
Mar 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2014
2013
74th Swedish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 1738
Apr 2013
2011
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1650 → 1734
Mar 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-85
1841 → 1756
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
9W4D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0.5/6 | #136 | 1300 | -67.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | #28 | 1653 | -18.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #30 | 2425 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1776 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/2 | #44 | 2673 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAlexis Duenas
🇸🇪SWE·1746
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsHans Ranby
🇸🇪SWE·1869
+2 −6 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsCarl-Johan Arbeus
🇸🇪SWE·1791
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2018
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vsVidar GrahnFM
🇸🇪SWE·2245
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsThomas Axelsson
🇸🇪SWE·1695
+3 −2 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2017
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Rankings
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Sweden
#1,708
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#64,813
in continent
World
#90,556
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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