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Knudsen, Jesper
🇩🇰FIDE 1410750· Male· Denmark· Born in 1979
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Jesper Knudsen, a 47-year-old Danish player, is rated 2020. He has slipped back 38 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. He took a 14-month break between Jan 2013 and Apr 2014. His peak of 2151 was reached at age 36 (Jul 2015).
Current rating
2020
Standard
Rpd2118·Blz2113
All-time high
2151
−131 pts below
Jul 2015 · age 36
Jul 2015 · age 36
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,554
#24,554 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
39th Danish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2069
Oct 2025
2021
26th Danish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2117
Dec 2021
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Jan 2021
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 39
Feb 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Jul 2016
2015
27th Danish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 2151
Jul 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2051 → 2020
Tournaments
8
18 games
Score
8.5/ 1847.2%
5W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #336 | 1175 | -11.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #11 | 1982 | -2.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #314 | 1252 | -9.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #270 | 1855 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2261 | +9.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/5 | #5 | 1915 | -21.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2793 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 2301 | +17.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohnny Holler Johansen
🇩🇰DEN·1921
+5 −0 =9
14 games·last met Jun 2018
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vsJorn Moestrup
🇩🇰DEN·1932
+3 −1 =9
13 games·last met May 2025
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vsJannick Skow
🇩🇰DEN·2142
+3 −0 =7
10 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsAlex Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1916
+9 −1 =0
10 games·last met May 2025
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vsMorten Topholm
🇩🇰DEN·1995
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#416
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#18,108
in continent
World
#24,554
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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