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Engelstoft, Jens
🇩🇰FIDE 1407090· Male· Denmark· Born in 1938
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Jens Engelstoft, a 88-year-old Danish player, is rated 1693. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 95-month break between Apr 2001 and Apr 2009. Recent appearance: Naestved Klub 2026 - 2 Round 2-5. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 63 (Apr 2001).
Previously known as Kasper Smith-Jensen (until Apr 2009).
Current rating
1693
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2151
−458 pts below
Apr 2001 · age 63
Apr 2001 · age 63
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#112,544
#112,544 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1572 → 1741
Jan 2025
2020
26th Danish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1716
Oct 2020
2014
27th Danish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1748
Nov 2014
2013
100 career games
at age 75
Apr 2013
2009
25th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1714
Apr 2009
Renamed to Engelstoft, Jens
at age 71
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-47
1740 → 1693
Tournaments
2
8 games
Score
1.5/ 818.8%
0W3D5L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1643 | -17.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/4 | #9 | 1398 | -30.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAage Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1809
+9 −15 =3
27 games·last met Apr 2024
View head-to-head →
vsErik Hesselbjerg
🇩🇰DEN·1637
+10 −5 =1
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJohn Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1865
+2 −2 =9
13 games·last met Sep 2023
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vsBent Caspersen
🇩🇰DEN·1736
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsRichard Roos
🇩🇰DEN·1911
+3 −8 =1
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
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Denmark
#1,934
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#78,754
in continent
World
#112,540
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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