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Svensson, John Michael
🇩🇰FIDE 1417231· Male· Denmark· Born in 1956
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John Michael Svensson, a 70-year-old Danish player, is rated 1674. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 1HK Team 2025-26 December. His peak of 1734 was reached at age 69 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
1674
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1734
−60 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 69
Mar 2025 · age 69
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#119,275
#119,275 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1734
at age 69 · −60 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+189 Elo)
1535 → 1724
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Apr 2019
2012
100 career games
at age 56
May 2012
2009
Crossed 1600
at age 53
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+6
1668 → 1674
Tournaments
6
13 games
Score
6.5/ 1350.0%
5W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #348 | 915 | -18.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #395 | 966 | -8.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2375 | +7.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #51 | 1866 | +9.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #6 | 2386 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/5 | #23 | 1678 | +0.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJens Gade
🇩🇰DEN·1633
+5 −5 =4
14 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsJonbert M. S. Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1575
+5 −3 =3
11 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBjarne Mielow
🇩🇰DEN·1662
+3 −6 =0
9 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsThomas Haugaard
🇩🇰DEN·1803
+2 −5 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsBjorn Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1543
+7 −0 =1
8 games·last met Sep 2015
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Rankings
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Denmark
#2,019
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#82,794
in continent
World
#119,269
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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