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Pontoppidan, Erik
🇩🇰FIDE 1403478· Male· Denmark· Born in 1943
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Erik Pontoppidan, a 83-year-old Danish player, is rated 1725. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 14, Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 2 Round 1-3, and Evans Klub 2026 - 2 Round 7. His peak of 1815 was reached at age 82 (Apr 2025).
Current rating
1725
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1815
−90 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 82
Apr 2025 · age 82
Activity
51
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
46 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#101,148
#101,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
53rd Danish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1814
Jun 2025
All-time peak 1815
at age 82 · −90 from today
Apr 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 82
Mar 2025
Best 12-month gain (+181 Elo)
1604 → 1785
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 81
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 80
Nov 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-77
1802 → 1725
Tournaments
17
46 games
Score
17.5/ 4638.0%
9W19D18L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #8 | 1582 | -21.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/4 | #5 | 1616 | -17.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #8 | 1016 | -18.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2012 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #106 | 1042 | -8.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1795 | +0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #157 | 1641 | -7.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #8 | 1825 | +2.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #149 | 1022 | -9.0 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2298 | +2.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEbbe Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1789
+8 −5 =7
20 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarsten Meyer
🇩🇰DEN·1718
+11 −2 =4
17 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsCarl Heinrich Mortensen
🇩🇰DEN·1736
+5 −2 =9
16 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsHelge Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1839
+3 −4 =9
16 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsDan Sorensson
🇩🇰DEN·1782
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,789
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#71,658
in continent
World
#101,146
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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