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Poulsen, Iver

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FIDEFIDE 1405110· Male· Denmark· Born in 1955

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Iver Poulsen, a 71-year-old Danish player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2032 and 2141 over the past 2 years. 62 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fredericia Chess EMT 2026 - Kandidat, 1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. His peak of 2204 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2006).

Current rating

2060

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2204

−144 pts below
Apr 2006 · age 51

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2026
17th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2062
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 70
Sep 2025
2023
11th Danish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 2150
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2137 → returned at 2126
Apr 2020
2016
10th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2162
Dec 2016
2015
19th Danish 55-60 player
at age 60 · rated 2147
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026
perf 2161 (+99) · 7/9 · #3
Top opponent
vs Keyvan FarokhiFM 2,362
Baltic Chess Open 2025 A · Oct 2025 · +7.1 Elo
Evolution
-6
2066 → 2060
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
30/ 5752.6%
18W28D11L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRobert SkytteCM1,997·Holstebro Weekend 2026 -2·R4·-11.8
2.[L]vsHartmut Porth1,996·Baltic Chess Open 2025 A·R6·-11.6
3.[L]vsJulian Braun1,995·27. NordWest-Cup Open A·R2·-11.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

10 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Fredericia Chess EMT 2026 - Kandidat
Swiss
May 20262.5/5#52046-2.2
1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026
Swiss
Apr 20267/9#32161+30.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20260/1#3811294-8.4
27. NordWest-Cup Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20262/6#1141938-21.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#822845+9.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#3251945-2.8
Baltic Chess Open 2025 A
Swiss
Oct 20253/6#242082+5.8
19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein
Open Swiss
Oct 20255.5/9#282079+11.2
SMUK SKAK Weekend EMT 2025 - 3
Round-Robin
Aug 20253/5#32135+9.6
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#131885-37.2
Worst Elo result: 37. Kieler Open 2025 (-37.2 Elo, finished #13).

Most-Played Opponents

vsNina HoibergWIM
🇩🇰DEN·2095
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsClaus Rossen
🇩🇰DEN·2148
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Aug 2025
View head-to-head →
vsOle Bonnelykke
🇩🇰DEN·2050
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2013
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Denmark
#318
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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1
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3
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4
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5
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2,559
6
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7
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2,490
8
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9
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10
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2,475
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318🇩🇰Poulsen, Iver2,060
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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14358🇩🇰Poulsen, Iver2,060
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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