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Skelbaek, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1417150· Male· Denmark· Born in 1974

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Michael Skelbaek, a 52-year-old Danish player, is rated 1937 — just 24 short of his peak of 1961 (Jan 2025, age 51). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Brondby Vinter 2025-26 Round 7. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 1) recently.

Current rating

1937

Standard

Rpd1925·Blz—

All-time high

1961

−24 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 51

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#39,459

#39,459 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
81st Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1961
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1874 → 1961
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1961
at age 51 · −24 from today
Jan 2025
2024
72nd Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1949
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1911 → returned at 1914
Oct 2020
2019
84th Danish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1892
Sep 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gustav Holst 2,019
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar · Mar 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-7
1944 → 1937
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTobias Nykvist1,884·1HK Team 2025-26 November·R8·+8.2
2.[W]vsJorgen Romer Madsen1,859·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R6·+7.8
3.[W]vsH. J. Nielsen1,752·Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext·R3·+5.1
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Jen Knudsen1,815·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R10·-13.0
2.[L]vsSarah Sima DerlichWCM2,024·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R3·-7.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext
Swiss
Mar 20261/1#62552+5.2
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#652130+10.8
Brondby Vinter 2025-26 Round 7
Swiss
Feb 20260.5/1#91903-0.6
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20260/2#3151120-23.2
1HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1681856-1.4
Worst Elo result: 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb (-23.2 Elo, finished #315).

Rankings

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Denmark
#707
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#29,146
in continent
World
#39,459
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,530
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
707🇩🇰Skelbaek, Michael1,937
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
29146🇩🇰Skelbaek, Michael1,937
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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39459🇩🇰Skelbaek, Michael1,937