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Sorensen, Esben Lauge
🇩🇰FIDE 1406833· Male· Denmark· Born in 1966
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Esben Lauge Sorensen, a 60-year-old Danish player, is rated 1965. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hillerod Skakklub Klubmesterskab 2026 - 1 Round 6-7, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Hillerod Skakklub Klubmesterskab 2026 - 1 Round 3-5. He took a 51-month break between Aug 2014 and Dec 2018. His peak of 2177 was reached at age 38 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1965
Standard
Rpd1976·Blz1981
All-time high
2177
−212 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 38
Jul 2004 · age 38
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 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
14 entries2024
77th Danish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 1985
Apr 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 54
Mar 2020
2019
92nd Danish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 1986
Jun 2019
2014
Inactive for 51 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1985
Aug 2014
2011
97th Danish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2004
Jan 2011
2010
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1952 → 2004
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-6
1971 → 1965
Tournaments
10
23 games
Score
11/ 2347.8%
5W12D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #5 | 1699 | -14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #214 | 1914 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 2023 | +6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2027 | +3.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #4 | 2021 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #3 | 2000 | +1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2031 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1972 | 0.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #161 | 1224 | -8.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/4 | #2 | 1959 | -0.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Endrup Jacobsen
🇩🇰DEN·1924
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsCarsten Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1898
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBertil Friis Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·2105
+0 −5 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHenrik Holm
🇩🇰DEN·1825
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsMorten Kuhn
🇩🇰DEN·1903
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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Rankings
/
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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