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Andersen, Mads
GM🇩🇰FIDE 1413864· Male· Denmark· Born in 1995
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Mads Andersen, a 31-year-old Danish Grandmaster, is rated 2559 and ranked 5th among Danish players, and 270th worldwide. He has held steady between 2550 and 2575 for 13 months. 71 rated games in the past year (≈73/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, European Individual Chess Championship 2026, and Reykjavik Open 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including European Corporate Chess Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Paaskelyn - 1) recently. His peak of 2618 was reached at age 28 (Dec 2023, World #145 at the time); he spent 92 months in Danish top 3, with a longest streak of 4 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2016 (age 21), IM in 2011 (age 16), and FM in 2009 (age 14). At junior level, he reached World #21 in U20, World #15 in U18, World #17 in U16, World #12 in U14 and World #75 in U12.
Current rating
2559
Standard
Rpd2492·Blz2480
All-time high
2618
−59 pts below
Dec 2023 · age 28
Dec 2023 · age 28
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
71 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#5
#5 · Danish players · of 2,598
92 months in National top 3 (2017–2025)
92 months in National top 3 (2017–2025)
Career timeline
27 entries2025
92 months in national top 3
longest streak 55 months · since Apr 2017
Apr 2025
2023
Peak World rank: #145
at age 28 · rated 2618
Dec 2023
All-time peak 2618
at age 28 · −59 from today
Dec 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2600
at age 27
Oct 2022
2019
Re-crossed 2600
at age 24
May 2019
Peak Danish rank: #1
at age 24 · rated 2599
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2562 → 2559
Tournaments
16
71 games
Score
46/ 7164.8%
30W32D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #132 | 2390 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/10 | #155 | 2516 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 7/9 | #3 | 2613 | +7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #34 | 2635 | +1.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #90 | 2412 | -6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #31 | 2669 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #36 | 2511 | -1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #16 | 2715 | +5.7 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #28 | 2840 | +7.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #259 | 1622 | -6.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAllan Stig RasmussenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2482
+5 −5 =6
16 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2408
+3 −5 =6
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSune Berg HansenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2490
+2 −5 =5
12 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHenrik DanielsenGM
🇮🇸ISL·2466
+3 −4 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsTiger Hillarp PerssonGM
🇸🇪SWE·2420
+2 −0 =8
10 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
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Denmark
#5
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#153
in continent
World
#270
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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