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Karstensen, Christian
🇩🇰FIDE 1416553· Male· Denmark· Born in 1980
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Christian Karstensen, a 46-year-old Danish player, is rated 2076 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 5, Springeren Klub 2026 - 1 Round 4, and Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Mar. He took a 18-month break between Oct 2008 and May 2010.
Current rating
2076
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1936
All-time high
2076
at best
Jun 2026 · age 46
Jun 2026 · age 46
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,756 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
24th Danish 45-50 player
at age 46 · rated 2076
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2076
at age 46
Jun 2026
2025
16th Danish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 2051
Oct 2025
8-month rising streak
+74 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1899 → 2016
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 2000
at age 44
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+30
2046 → 2076
Tournaments
11
25 games
Score
17.5/ 2570.0%
15W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/5 | #5 | 2057 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2642 | +15.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2719 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2699 | +12.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #102 | 2054 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 2117 | +4.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #151 | 1125 | -13.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #5 | 1846 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #39 | 2143 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 2029 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAage Sondergaard Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1883
+6 −4 =0
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJan Rosenberg
🇩🇰DEN·1893
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsJens Ingemann Madsen
🇩🇰DEN·1958
+2 −3 =4
9 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHelge Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·2044
+2 −1 =4
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMichael Jakobsen
🇩🇰DEN·2060
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#282
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#12,959
in continent
World
#17,756
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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Europe
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World
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