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Espensen, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1405560· Male· Denmark· Born in 1965

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Michael Espensen, a 61-year-old Danish player, is rated 1790 — just 20 short of his peak of 1810 (Mar 2026, age 61). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 82 months (2017–2024) and 23 months (2024–2026). Recent appearances: 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar and 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb.

Current rating

1790

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1810

−20 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 61

Activity

1

games / yr avg.

3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#79,473

#79,473 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

8 entries
2026
Crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1810
at age 61 · −20 from today
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1660 → 1796
Mar 2024
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1796 → returned at 1810
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 82 months
paused at 1660 → returned at 1796
Apr 2017
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Mar 2016

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Daniel Gjerlev Tong 1,836
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +21.5 Elo
Evolution
-6
1796 → 1790
Tournaments
2
4 games
Score
1.5/ 437.5%
1W2D1L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsDaniel Gjerlev Tong1,836·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R7·+21.5
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMalthe Graae Carlsen1,802·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R9·-19.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20260/1#4021002-20.4
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261.5/2#671932+14.4
Worst Elo result: 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar (-20.4 Elo, finished #402).

Rankings

/
Denmark
#1,480
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#57,373
in continent
World
#79,472
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,530
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
1480🇩🇰Espensen, Michael1,790
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
57373🇩🇰Espensen, Michael1,790
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
79472🇩🇰Espensen, Michael1,790