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Aagaard, Jacob
GM🇩🇰FIDE 1401815· Male· Denmark· Born in 1973
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Jacob Aagaard, a 53-year-old Danish Grandmaster, is rated 2429 and ranked 14th among Danish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2400 and 2450 for 3 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and CCC ALTO Fall 2025 - Championship. Also played 1 blitz event (including Edinburgh Chess Club Open Blitz) recently. His peak of 2542 was reached at age 37 (May 2010); he also reached World #413 in Nov 2009 and spent 17 months in Danish top 5.
Competes for Denmark since Feb 2023. Awarded GM in 2007 (age 34) and IM in 2001 (age 28).
Current rating
2429
Standard
Rpd2502·Blz2483
All-time high
2542
−113 pts below
May 2010 · age 37
May 2010 · age 37
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#14
#14 · Danish players · of 2,598
17 months in National top 5 (2008–2013)
17 months in National top 5 (2008–2013)
Career timeline
23 entries2025
53rd 50-55 player worldwide
at age 52 · rated 2435
Jan 2025
2023
Switched federation: SCO → DEN
at age 50
Feb 2023
2022
53rd 45-50 player worldwide
at age 49 · rated 2474
Jul 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2477 → returned at 2461
Feb 2020
2019
500 career games
at age 46
Feb 2019
2017
Switched federation: DEN → SCO
at age 44
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-7
2436 → 2429
Tournaments
4
16 games
Score
10/ 1662.5%
7W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #84 | 2528 | +2.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #221 | 3104 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #14 | 2253 | -6.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #51 | 2371 | -6.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAllan Stig RasmussenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2482
+1 −5 =4
10 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsMads AndersenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2559
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsLars SchandorffGM
🇩🇰DEN·2446
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsMikkel AntonsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2363
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Apr 2014
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Rankings
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Denmark
#14
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#771
in continent
World
#1,252
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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