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Kirkebaekke, Mark
🇩🇰FIDE 1414917· Male· Denmark· Born in 1990
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Mark Kirkebaekke, a 36-year-old Danish player, is rated 1966 — just 5 short of his peak of 1971 (Apr 2024, age 34). He is on a steady climb with +52 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈33/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1HK team - addendum, SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 8, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar. Also played 2 rapid events (including OBRO Juleskak #3 - Rapid) recently.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd1926·Blz1949
All-time high
1971
−5 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 34
Apr 2024 · age 34
Activity
37
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
500 career games
at age 36
Jun 2026
22nd Danish 35-40 player
at age 36 · rated 1967
May 2026
2024
64th Danish 20-35 player
at age 34 · rated 1971
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+138 Elo)
1833 → 1971
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1971
at age 34 · −5 from today
Apr 2024
8-month rising streak
+110 Elo
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+43
1923 → 1966
Tournaments
11
34 games
Score
18/ 3452.9%
14W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #8 | 1968 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1986 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #104 | 1941 | -1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #194 | 2791 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/7 | #41 | 2017 | +9.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/4 | #16 | 1835 | -12.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #18 | 2985 | +16.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #401 | 1263 | -6.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #7 | 2639 | +15.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #4 | 1996 | +10.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Kargaard Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1755
+7 −5 =4
16 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJan Mose Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·2029
+0 −12 =2
14 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsBenjamin Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1743
+9 −0 =2
11 games·last met May 2026
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vsKaj Refsgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1699
+5 −2 =1
8 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsDaniel AndersenFM
🇩🇰DEN·1892
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#582
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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