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Mortensen, John

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FIDEFIDE 1409190· Male· Denmark· Born in 1951

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John Mortensen, a 75-year-old Danish player, is rated 1923. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈8/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. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 21 months (2008–2010), 22 months (2011–2013), 14 months (2015–2016) and 17 months (2018–2020). His peak of 2173 was reached at age 54 (Jan 2005).

Current rating

1923

Standard

Rpd1949·Blz—

All-time high

2173

−250 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 54

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#42,532

#42,532 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2022
14th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2055
Apr 2022
2021
100 career games
at age 70
Jul 2021
2020
22nd Danish 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2081
Oct 2020
2018
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2059 → returned at 2068
Aug 2018
2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2070 → returned at 2077
Jan 2015
2013
16th Danish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2119
Apr 2013

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jan Rewitz 2,055
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November · Nov 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-43
1966 → 1923
Tournaments
5
11 games
Score
3.5/ 1131.8%
1W5D5L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65
Team
Apr 20261.5/4#2271745-21.6
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20260.5/2#2411831-6.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#3011799-8.2
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1721986+0.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250.5/2#2561809-8.2
Worst Elo result: FIDE World Senior Team Championships 2026 - Open S65 (-21.6 Elo, finished #227).

Rankings

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Denmark
#770
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#31,410
in continent
World
#42,531
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Denmark
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2
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3
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4
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5
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2,559
6
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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
...
770🇩🇰Mortensen, John1,923
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
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31410🇩🇰Mortensen, John1,923
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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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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42531🇩🇰Mortensen, John1,923