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Petersen, Henrik
FM🇩🇪FIDE 34601775· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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Henrik Petersen, a 22-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2299 — just 12 short of his peak of 2311 (Feb 2026, age 22) and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +59 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften Halle 2026, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025. Also played 2 rapid (including Spandauer Weihnachts-Rapid 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Elo-Blitzturnier Sommer 2025 der Schachfreunde Berlin) recently.
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #33 and #64 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2299
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz2186
All-time high
2311
−12 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 22
Feb 2026 · age 22
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#364 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Feb 2026
All-time peak 2311
at age 22 · −12 from today
Feb 2026
2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 21
Oct 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 21
Oct 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 21
Feb 2025
2024
33rd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2194
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+59
2240 → 2299
Tournaments
14
72 games
Score
46/ 7263.9%
42W16D14L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsTimur KocharinFM2,304·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R5·+11.0
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2248 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #71 | 1547 | -9.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #34 | 2315 | +0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #29 | 2517 | +11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2302 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #20 | 2250 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #98 | 1698 | -10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 3142 | +11.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #5 | 2274 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 6.5/9 | #14 | 2317 | +14.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#364
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,740
in continent
World
#4,121
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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