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Cordes, Steffen
🇩🇰FIDE 1404644· Male· Denmark· Born in 1955
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Steffen Cordes, a 71-year-old Danish player, is rated 1965. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 16 months. 20 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November. Also played 2 rapid events (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. His peak of 2156 was reached at age 49 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1985·Blz—
All-time high
2156
−191 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 49
Jul 2004 · age 49
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,644
#33,644 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
34th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1982
May 2026
2023
50th Danish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1981
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1923 → returned at 1918
Apr 2020
2017
48th Danish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 1994
May 2017
Best 12-month gain (+68 Elo)
1926 → 1994
Apr 2017
2015
Re-crossed 2000
at age 60
Mar 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1970 → 1965
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
9.5/ 2145.2%
4W11D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #168 | 2007 | -17.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #143 | 2123 | +8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #325 | 1850 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #93 | 2224 | +13.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/7 | #21 | 1960 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBjarne Lysgaard-Egeberg
🇩🇰DEN·1740
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met Apr 2016
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vsHenning Matzen
🇩🇰DEN·2009
+0 −3 =5
8 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsLars Rene Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·2069
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Sep 2018
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vsVagn Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·2109
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2017
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vsBenny Lauridsen
🇩🇰DEN·1985
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Jul 2023
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Rankings
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Denmark
#589
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#24,884
in continent
World
#33,643
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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