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Knudsen, Per

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FIDEFIDE 1400509· Male· Denmark· Born in 1959

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Per Knudsen, a 67-year-old Danish FIDE Master, is rated 2208 and sitting in the top 4% of Danish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Jan 2001 and Jan 2003. Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. His peak of 2329 was reached at age 42 (Jan 2001); he also reached Danish #39 in Oct 2001.

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 42).

Current rating

2208

Standard

Rpd2241·Blz—

All-time high

2329

−121 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 42

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 4%

#97 · Danish players · of 2,593

Career timeline

20 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 67
Mar 2026
2025
8th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2205
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 66
Mar 2025
2020
6th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2253
Oct 2020
2015
5th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2298
Mar 2015
2013
100 career games
at age 54
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ole H. Mikkelsen 2,222
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December · Dec 2025 · +0.8 Elo
Evolution
+3
2205 → 2208
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
3W2D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsBjarke JensenFM2,242·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November·R3·-8.6
2.[L]vsHenrik DanielsenGM2,470·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November·R5·-3.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20262/2#112744+7.4
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#682340+7.6
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1712222+0.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250/2#3881556-12.6
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsArne Christiansen
🇩🇰DEN·1946
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJens Ove Fries-NielsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2272
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Feb 2023
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vsJakob Kjaer Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·2180
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsCarsten Bank FriisFM
🇩🇰DEN·2170
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2015
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Rankings

/
Denmark
#97
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#5,401
in continent
World
#7,746
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
🇩🇰Bjerre, Jonas BuhlFollow Jonas Buhl BjerreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,626
2
🇩🇰Nielsen, Peter HeineFollow Peter Heine NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,614
3
🇩🇰Hansen, CurtFollow Curt HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
🇩🇰Andersen, MadsFollow Mads AndersenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,559
6
🇩🇰Chatalbashev, BorisFollow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
97🇩🇰Knudsen, Per2,208
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,713
...
5401🇩🇰Knudsen, Per2,208
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
7746🇩🇰Knudsen, Per2,208