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EJ
Engstrom, John
🇩🇰FIDE 1410512· Male· Denmark· Born in 1963
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John Engstrom, a 63-year-old Danish player, is rated 1904 — just 5 short of his peak of 1909 (May 2026, age 63). He is on a steady climb with +53 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, Nr.Snede aaben Klub EMT 2026 - 1 Round 5-7, and Nr.Snede aaben Klub EMT 2026 - 1 Round 4. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Bredde) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2008–2011) and 13 months (2011–2012).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd1873·Blz—
All-time high
1909
−5 pts below
May 2026 · age 63
May 2026 · age 63
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#47,148
#47,148 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1909
at age 63 · −5 from today
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1731 → 1867
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 61
Mar 2024
2016
100 career games
at age 53
Mar 2016
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1844 → returned at 1814
Jul 2011
2009
99th Danish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 1815
Apr 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
1861 → 1904
Tournaments
11
29 games
Score
18.5/ 2963.8%
14W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1836 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 1948 | +3.8 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1994 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2669 | +9.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #62 | 1839 | -1.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2576 | +14.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #125 | 1057 | -10.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #67 | 1853 | -2.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/4 | #3 | 1906 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2052 | +23.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLars Wisler Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1902
+5 −10 =9
24 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsKnud Erik Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·1812
+10 −1 =7
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJesper Heegaard Thomsen
🇩🇰DEN·1899
+6 −3 =7
16 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHelge Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1839
+5 −3 =8
16 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsSoren Grymer-Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1643
+8 −4 =1
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#867
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#34,738
in continent
World
#47,147
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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