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Olesen, Poul Erik Norgaard
🇩🇰FIDE 1404253· Male· Denmark· Born in 1942
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Poul Erik Norgaard Olesen, a 84-year-old Danish player, is rated 1963. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 8 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8, KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 4-6, and KSU 5. Dagturnering 2025 - 1 Round 4-7. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2013 and Nov 2014. His peak of 2110 was reached at age 68 (Jul 2010).
Current rating
1963
Standard
Rpd1980·Blz—
All-time high
2110
−147 pts below
Jul 2010 · age 68
Jul 2010 · age 68
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,035
#34,035 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
500 career games
at age 83
Nov 2025
2023
7th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1979
Oct 2023
2022
13th Danish 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 2025
Sep 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 80
Mar 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 77
Dec 2019
2016
Re-crossed 2000
at age 74
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+9
1954 → 1963
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
12W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/8 | #224 | 1867 | -30.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/2 | #8 | 2697 | +6.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2071 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 2/3 | #3 | 2142 | +13.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #1 | 2101 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2010 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1864 | -4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJorgen JorgensenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2109
+0 −10 =3
13 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsBent SorensenIM
🇩🇰DEN·1948
+2 −5 =2
9 games·last met Feb 2015
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vsPer Naesby AndreasenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2222
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2022
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vsJens Jorgen Christiansen
🇩🇰DEN·2051
+0 −4 =3
7 games·last met Aug 2012
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vsHenrik Willumsen
🇩🇰DEN·1945
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2014
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#599
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#25,173
in continent
World
#34,034
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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