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Sorensen, Torben

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FIDEFIDE 1400541· Male· Malta· Born in 1963

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Torben Sorensen, a 63-year-old International Master, is rated 2226 and sitting in the top 3% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2200 and 2250 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November, and Syddjurs Sommerskak 2025 - 1. He had 4 career breaks: 23 months (2001–2003), 35 months (2011–2014), 23 months (2015–2017) and 74 months (2017–2023). His peak of 2423 was reached at age 46 (Jul 2009); he also reached #1 nationally in Oct 2005 and has been #1 for 100 months and counting (8 consecutive years on his current run).

Competes for Malta since Jan 2006. Awarded IM in 2009 (age 46).

Current rating

2226

Standard

Rpd2225·Blz—

All-time high

2423

−197 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 46

Activity

13

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 3%

#6,851 · players worldwide · of 216,808
#1 nationally since Apr 2026

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
100 months in National #1 (ongoing)
longest streak 98 months · since Oct 2005
May 2026
2024
1st 60-65 player nationally
at age 61 · rated 2249
Jul 2024
2023
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 60 · rated 2249
Dec 2023
2017
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 2283 → returned at 2252
May 2017
2015
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2310 → returned at 2283
May 2015
2014
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 51 · rated 2334
Sep 2014

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Leif KristensenIM 2,291
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November · Nov 2025 · +0.9 Elo
Evolution
-7
2233 → 2226
Tournaments
4
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
5W5D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsEmil ZanderCM2,181·Aarhus Sommerskak 2025 - 1·R4·-5.6
2.[L]vsLars Hansen2,218·Aarhus Sommerskak 2025 - 1·R5·-5.1
3.[L]vsNikolaj BorgeIM2,369·Aarhus Sommerskak 2025 - 1·R2·-3.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#532216-0.4
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#2862291+0.9
Syddjurs Sommerskak 2025 - 1
Round-Robin
Jul 20254/5#12250+1.0
Aarhus Sommerskak 2025 - 1
Round-Robin
Jun 20251.5/5#62109-8.5

Rankings

/
Malta
#1
out of 130 players
Europe
#4,737
in continent
World
#6,851
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Malta
12,226
2
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5
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6
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2,110
7
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2,103
8
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2,076
9
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2,061
10
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2,045
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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2,729
8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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