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Kristensen, Leif

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FIDEFIDE 1406809· Male· Denmark· Born in 1957

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Leif Kristensen, a 69-year-old Danish International Master, is rated 2274 and sitting in the top 2% of Danish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/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 December. He took a 22-month break between May 2012 and Apr 2014. His peak of 2371 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2001); he also reached Danish #23 in Jan 2002.

Awarded IM in 2001 (age 44).

Current rating

2274

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2371

−97 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 44

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 2%

#57 · Danish players · of 2,593

Career timeline

17 entries
2023
46th 65-70 player worldwide
at age 66 · rated 2311
Dec 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 65
Feb 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 63
Mar 2020
2018
98th 60-65 player worldwide
at age 61 · rated 2315
Dec 2018
2014
Re-crossed 2300
at age 57
Dec 2014
2013
3rd Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2306
Feb 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan Garbrecht 2,140
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December · Dec 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-23
2297 → 2274
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
15.5/ 2367.4%
9W13D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJan Garbrecht2,140·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December·R1·+5.9
2.[W]vsPeter, Dr. Babrikowski2,107·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R4·+5.1
3.[W]vsErich Mueller2,094·22. RLP-Senioren-Open·R3·+4.9
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsRasmus SkytteIM2,346·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March·R1·-8.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Int. Bodensee Senioren-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/7#32260+0.2
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#3142085-10.6
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/2#1582186-5.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#232940+6.2
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251/2#1412175-6.2
22. RLP-Senioren-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20256.5/9#32252-6.0

Rankings

/
Denmark
#57
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#3,342
in continent
World
#4,955
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
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,520
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
57🇩🇰Kristensen, Leif2,274
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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2,744
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
...
3342🇩🇰Kristensen, Leif2,274
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
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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4955🇩🇰Kristensen, Leif2,274