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Ploug, Kurt
🇩🇰FIDE 1417070· Male· Denmark· Born in 1934
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Kurt Ploug, a 92-year-old Danish player, is rated 1810. He has fluctuated between 1786 and 1837 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 2 Round 5-7, 3HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 2 Round 4. His peak of 1935 was reached at age 76 (Jan 2010).
Current rating
1810
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1935
−125 pts below
Jan 2010 · age 76
Jan 2010 · age 76
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#73,192
#73,192 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 92
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+143 Elo)
1687 → 1830
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 90
Mar 2024
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 83
Nov 2017
2015
5th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1878
Dec 2015
2014
100 career games
at age 80
Apr 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-27
1837 → 1810
Tournaments
9
22 games
Score
9.5/ 2243.2%
4W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 2020 | +17.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #59 | 1813 | +1.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1672 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #45 | 1888 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1775 | -0.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #123 | 1093 | -15.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #132 | 926 | -13.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 1980 | +7.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/5 | #6 | 1607 | -28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJens Skjoldborg Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1749
+5 −5 =5
15 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsSteen Jacobsen
🇩🇰DEN·1783
+5 −2 =4
11 games·last met Dec 2021
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vsNiels Lund
🇩🇰DEN·1679
+8 −0 =2
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJakob Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1803
+4 −3 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsErling Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1728
+1 −2 =7
10 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,372
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#53,093
in continent
World
#73,191
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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