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Pettersson, Alexander
🇸🇪FIDE 5600928· Male· Sweden· Born in 1982
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Alexander Pettersson, a 44-year-old Swedish player, is rated 1862. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈44/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 315th YMCA Spring 2026-B Round 1-3, 311st YMCA Winter 2026-B Round 8-11, and 311st YMCA Winter 2026-B Round 4-7. Also played 1 blitz event (including Warsaw Chess Festival - Jan Macieja Memorial - group B) recently. His peak of 2083 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2019).
Competes for Sweden since Jan 2023.
Current rating
1862
Standard
Rpd1973·Blz1858
All-time high
2083
−221 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 37
Jul 2019 · age 37
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#58,058
#58,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 44
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1786 → 1873
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 42
Mar 2024
2023
78th Swedish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1878
Jan 2023
Switched federation: MLT → SWE
at age 41
Jan 2023
2021
500 career games
at age 39
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1842 → 1862
Tournaments
12
46 games
Score
26/ 4656.5%
14W24D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMateusz Malaczek1,995·Warsaw Chess Festival - XXIV Miguel Najdorf Memorial - group B·R9·+14.4
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1883 | +3.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 1975 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2502 | +12.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 1883 | +5.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2066 | +17.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2076 | +14.6 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #10 | 1610 | -10.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #9 | 1695 | -13.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1730 | -3.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #7 | 1760 | -11.0 |
Hot streak: 6 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsJerzy Mazurek
🇵🇱POL·1885
+2 −4 =4
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsRon SammutCM
🇲🇹MLT·1603
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2011
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vsWojciech Pietrzak
🇵🇱POL·1884
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPiotr Sternik
🇵🇱POL·1893
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsMikael HelinCM
🇸🇪SWE·1891
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
/
Sweden
#1,147
out of 3,410 players
Europe
#42,543
in continent
World
#58,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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