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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 2321 and sitting in the top 2% 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 Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, Offene Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaften Halle 2026, and Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 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
2321
Standard
Rpd1984·Blz2186
All-time high
2321
at best
Jun 2026 · age 22
Jun 2026 · age 22
Activity
65
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#299 · German players · of 14,156
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+53
2268 → 2321
Tournaments
14
61 games
Score
42.5/ 6169.7%
35W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 4.5/7 | #38 | 2124 | -25.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #49 | 2274 | +3.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2454 | +18.4 |
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 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#299
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,264
in continent
World
#3,438
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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