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Klifoth, Kurt
🇩🇰FIDE 1416596· Male· Denmark· Born in 1962
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Kurt Klifoth, a 64-year-old Danish player, is rated 2133 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Valby Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 2181 was reached at age 53 (May 2015).
Current rating
2133
Standard
Rpd2145·Blz—
All-time high
2181
−48 pts below
May 2015 · age 53
May 2015 · age 53
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#12,579 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
21st Danish 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 2131
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 63
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2064 → 2122
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Dec 2024
2019
14th Danish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2178
Oct 2019
2015
All-time peak 2181
at age 53 · −48 from today
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2107 → 2133
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
8.5/ 1177.3%
8W1D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #4 | 2158 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/2 | #5 | 2638 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #351 | 1398 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #207 | 2665 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #92 | 2811 | +7.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #23 | 2803 | +14.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsStig Syndergaard
🇩🇰DEN·1914
+7 −0 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsMartin Skovso Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1797
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSteen Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1977
+3 −2 =1
6 games·last met May 2025
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vsSigfred Haubro
🇩🇰DEN·2096
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2023
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vsSoren Boeck Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·2176
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Feb 2023
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Rankings
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Denmark
#185
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#9,078
in continent
World
#12,579
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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