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MJ
Montgomery, Jan Elkjaer Frantsen
🇩🇰FIDE 1412027· Male· Denmark· Born in 1964
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Jan Elkjaer Frantsen Montgomery, a 62-year-old Danish player, is rated 2006. He has slipped back 86 Elo over the past 12 months. 32 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 23rd Bangkok Chess Club Open 2026, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 2177 was reached at age 45 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2064
All-time high
2177
−171 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 45
Apr 2009 · age 45
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#26,565
#26,565 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
30th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2092
Jun 2025
2022
32nd Danish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2121
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2114 → returned at 2114
Nov 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Feb 2018
2016
Re-crossed 2100
at age 52
Oct 2016
2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Nov 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
2037 → 2006
Tournaments
5
32 games
Score
11/ 3234.4%
6W18D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #5 | 1926 | -19.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #181 | 2003 | -16.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #152 | 2017 | -1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #295 | 1949 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2119 | +11.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsTommy B. Schmidt
🇩🇰DEN·2101
+0 −0 =9
9 games·last met Jun 2017
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vsJan Kaya-Mortensen
🇩🇰DEN·2000
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsHasso Schutze
🇩🇰DEN·2061
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Aug 2015
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vsPer Settergren Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·2072
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsJesper Schultz-Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·2077
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Nov 2012
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Rankings
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Denmark
#456
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#19,622
in continent
World
#26,565
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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