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Christensen, Esben
🇩🇰FIDE 1402307· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Esben Christensen, a 56-year-old Danish player, is rated 2005. He has slipped back 35 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1HK team - addendum, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. His peak of 2127 was reached at age 33 (Jan 2003).
Current rating
2005
Standard
Rpd2043·Blz—
All-time high
2127
−122 pts below
Jan 2003 · age 33
Jan 2003 · age 33
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,724
#26,724 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
23 entries2026
71st Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2024
Jan 2026
2025
51st Danish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2040
Sep 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Nov 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Jan 2023
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1980 → returned at 1964
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-35
2040 → 2005
Tournaments
11
30 games
Score
11.5/ 3038.3%
6W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #9 | 2133 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #345 | 1358 | -12.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #90 | 1948 | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/5 | #6 | 1927 | -13.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #47 | 2769 | +8.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #85 | 2028 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #163 | 2126 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/5 | #5 | 2028 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #154 | 2127 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #50 | 1975 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael Tandrup
🇩🇰DEN·1989
+5 −5 =9
19 games·last met Dec 2019
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vsJohn Holm Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1930
+5 −3 =11
19 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsSteen Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·2109
+5 −3 =6
14 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsDick Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1993
+5 −5 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsSoren Holm Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1947
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Sep 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#464
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#19,740
in continent
World
#26,724
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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