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Petersen, Terji
🇫🇴FIDE 7200293· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1978
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Terji Petersen, a 48-year-old player, is rated 1950. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Jul 2003 and Jan 2005. Recent standard appearances include 1. deild 2025-26 9-10, 1. deild 2025-26 7-8, and 1. deild 2025-26 4-6. Also played 1 rapid event (including Steypakappingin 2026) recently. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 23 (Jan 2001, #12 nationally at the time).
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd1927·Blz1966
All-time high
2142
−192 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 23
Jan 2001 · age 23
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,656
#36,656 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
3rd 45-50 player nationally
at age 46 · rated 2040
Mar 2024
2022
4th 40-45 player nationally
at age 44 · rated 2061
Mar 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+44 Elo)
1995 → 2039
Mar 2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 43
Feb 2021
2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 39
Mar 2017
2014
100 career games
at age 36
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
1970 → 1950
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
3W1D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #24 | 1244 | -15.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #15 | 1952 | -1.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 1903 | -2.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 2830 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/2 | #22 | 1710 | -13.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTorkil Nielsen
🇫🇴FAI·2041
+4 −7 =4
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHerluf Hansen
🇫🇴FAI·1964
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsCarl Eli Nolsoe SamuelsenFM
🇫🇴FAI·2129
+0 −4 =5
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSilas Eydsteinsson
🇫🇴FAI·2054
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsIngi Wiberg
🇫🇴FAI·1885
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#44
out of 201 players
Europe
#27,076
in continent
World
#36,655
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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