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Vestergaard, Bent
🇩🇰FIDE 1409034· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945
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Bent Vestergaard, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 2033. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. His peak of 2238 was reached at age 60 (Jul 2005).
Current rating
2033
Standard
Rpd2047·Blz2026
All-time high
2238
−205 pts below
Jul 2005 · age 60
Jul 2005 · age 60
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#22,841
#22,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2026
95th 80+ player worldwide
at age 81 · rated 2048
Feb 2026
2025
8th Danish 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 2052
Nov 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 79
Feb 2024
2017
8th Danish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2149
Oct 2017
6-month rising streak
+47 Elo
Apr 2017
Best 12-month gain (+65 Elo)
2081 → 2146
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2052 → 2033
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2/ 728.6%
1W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #125 | 2137 | +5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #348 | 1227 | -21.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #184 | 2072 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #315 | 1955 | -5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsThore Nyboe Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·2035
+6 −2 =3
11 games·last met Mar 2019
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vsPeter Wieth-Klitgaard
🇩🇰DEN·2183
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsFinn Bonnez
🇩🇰DEN·1905
+4 −3 =1
8 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsThomas Kirknel
🇩🇰DEN·2074
+0 −3 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2019
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vsJohn Holm Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1930
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2016
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#383
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#16,813
in continent
World
#22,841
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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