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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 1945 — just 16 short of his peak of 1961 (Jan 2025, age 51). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 16 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext3, Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 1) recently.

Current rating

1945

Standard

Rpd1925·Blz—

All-time high

1961

−16 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 51

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#37,691

#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279

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 · −16 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Gustav Holst 2,019
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar · Mar 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
+1
1944 → 1945
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
7.5/ 1357.7%
6W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTobias Nykvist1,884·1HK Team 2025-26 November·R8·+8.2
2.[W]vsLeif Marcussen1,878·Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext3·R1·+8.1
3.[W]vsJorgen Romer Madsen1,859·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R6·+7.8
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMichael Jen Knudsen1,815·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R10·-13.0
2.[L]vsSarah Sima DerlichWFM2,024·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R3·-7.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Brondby Vinter 2025-26 ext3
Swiss
May 20261/1#12678+8.4
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
1HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251/1#1452684+8.4
Brondby Vinter 2025-26 Round 1-4
Swiss
Oct 20252/1#172490-6.2
Worst Elo result: 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb (-23.2 Elo, finished #315).

Rankings

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Denmark
#672
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#27,856
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,475
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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2,764
4
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5
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6
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7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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10
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27856🇩🇰Skelbaek, Michael1,945
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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37690🇩🇰Skelbaek, Michael1,945