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HJ
Hein, Jacob
🇩🇰FIDE 1402870· Male· Denmark· Born in 1959
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Jacob Hein, a 67-year-old Danish player, is rated 1659. He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈69/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 18, Espergaerde Klub 2025-2026 - 1 ext, and Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 4 Round 4-5. His peak of 1696 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1659
Standard
Rpd1684·Blz1684
All-time high
1696
−37 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 65
Apr 2024 · age 65
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#124,873
#124,873 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+221 Elo)
1448 → 1669
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1696
at age 65 · −37 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
2023
1,000 career games
at age 64
Jun 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 63
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1618 → 1659
Tournaments
29
80 games
Score
34/ 8042.5%
34W8D38L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2473 | +11.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 1683 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/4 | #3 | 1634 | +0.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2276 | +5.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1693 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #8 | 881 | -27.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 1770 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #11 | 1832 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #18 | 1918 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #71 | 1708 | +3.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOrla Eilegaard Jorgensen
🇩🇰DEN·1690
+5 −28 =7
40 games·last met May 2026
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vsSoren Krogh
🇩🇰DEN·1574
+15 −5 =5
25 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSteffen Schwalbe
🇩🇰DEN·1404
+16 −2 =1
19 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAlex Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·1514
+14 −4 =0
18 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsViggo Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1885
+4 −10 =1
15 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,076
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#86,081
in continent
World
#124,867
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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