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Vangsgaard, Claus
🇩🇰FIDE 1417320· Male· Denmark· Born in 1959
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Claus Vangsgaard, a 67-year-old Danish player, is rated 1910. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 47 rated games in the past year (≈39/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include VRS Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 3-5, VRS Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 1-2, and 6HK Team 2025-26 Mar. His peak of 2029 was reached at age 58 (Apr 2017).
Current rating
1910
Standard
Rpd1923·Blz—
All-time high
2029
−119 pts below
Apr 2017 · age 58
Apr 2017 · age 58
Activity
41
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
47 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,636
#45,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
64th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1962
Oct 2025
2021
500 career games
at age 62
Sep 2021
2020
70th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1951
Jan 2020
2017
All-time peak 2029
at age 58 · −119 from today
Apr 2017
6-month rising streak
+106 Elo
Apr 2017
Re-crossed 2000
at age 58
Mar 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-45
1955 → 1910
Tournaments
14
44 games
Score
21.5/ 4448.9%
19W10D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/7 | #40 | 1956 | +4.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1909 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2485 | +8.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1942 | +1.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #4 | 1025 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #4 | 1711 | -19.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #114 | 1103 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #22 | 1903 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #142 | 1222 | -7.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2634 | +14.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsEivind Ortind Simonsen
🇩🇰DEN·2015
+6 −9 =9
24 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjarke Vangsgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1984
+2 −4 =12
18 games·last met Feb 2017
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vsFreja VangsgaardWFM
🇩🇰DEN·1971
+3 −1 =13
17 games·last met Apr 2018
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vsSoren Graugaard Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1805
+10 −1 =3
14 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsOle Schmidt
🇩🇰DEN·1777
+5 −2 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#831
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#33,658
in continent
World
#45,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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