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Petersen, Adolf
🇮🇸FIDE 2303825· Male· Iceland· Born in 1955
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Adolf Petersen, a 71-year-old Icelandic player, is rated 1913 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 16 months (2016–2018), 34 months (2018–2021, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4.
Current rating
1913
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1967
All-time high
1913
at best
Dec 2025 · age 70
Dec 2025 · age 70
Activity
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1 past 12 mo
classical only
classical only
Signature stat
#44,949
#44,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
5th Icelandic 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1913
Jun 2026
2025
All-time peak 1913
at age 70
Dec 2025
2022
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1913
Nov 2022
10th Icelandic 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 1827
Apr 2022
2018
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1821 → returned at 1827
Dec 2018
2016
13th Icelandic 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1841
Nov 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1897 → 1913
Tournaments
1
1 games
Score
1/ 1100.0%
1W0D0L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsOlafur Gisli Jonsson1,832·Icelandic Team Chess Championship 2025-26 - 2nd league Round 1-4·R1·+15.4
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #39 | 2632 | +16.4 |
Rankings
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Iceland
#154
out of 643 players
Europe
#33,148
in continent
World
#44,948
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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