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Pettersson, Kjell-Erik

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FIDEFIDE 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 had 2 career breaks: 47 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2024–2025). 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

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#90,443

#90,443 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
All-time peak 1842
at age 67 · −86 from today
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1735 → 1841
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1842
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1735 → returned at 1841
Mar 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2014

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Fredrik Qwarfort 1,847
Vasteras Open 2025 std · Sep 2025 · +0.3 Elo
Evolution
-85
1841 → 1756
Tournaments
5
22 games
Score
11/ 2250.0%
9W4D9L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsIan Cui1,593·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R2·-14.4
2.[L]vsJoakim Smeds1,705·Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std·R6·-13.3
3.[L]vsMax Glassel1,640·Rilton U2200 2025-2026·R3·-13.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Rilton U2200 2025-2026
Open Swiss
Dec 20250.5/6#1361300-67.0
Gefle Elite Chess Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/4#281653-18.2
Stockholm Grand Prix 2025 std
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/3#302425+4.2
Vasteras Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Sep 20252.5/4#261776-5.0
Stockholm Open 2025 std
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/2#442673+1.4
Worst Elo result: Rilton U2200 2025-2026 (-67.0 Elo, finished #136).

Rankings

/
Sweden
#1,711
out of 3,413 players
Europe
#64,731
in continent
World
#90,442
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Sweden
1
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2,662
2
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2,581
3
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2,517
4
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2,509
5
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2,489
6
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2,474
7
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2,472
8
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2,460
9
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2,459
10
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2,453
...
1711🇸🇪Pettersson, Kjell-Erik1,756
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
...
64731🇸🇪Pettersson, Kjell-Erik1,756
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
90442🇸🇪Pettersson, Kjell-Erik1,756