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PJ
Pontoppidan, Jesper
🇩🇰FIDE 1422286· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960
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Jesper Pontoppidan, a 66-year-old Danish player, is rated 1758. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and took a 93-month break between Apr 2017 and Feb 2025. Recent standard appearances include Randers Foraar 2026 Round 6-7, Randers Foraar 2026 Round 4-5, and Randers Foraar 2026 Round 1-3. His peak of 1789 was reached at age 64 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1758
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1789
−31 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 64
Mar 2024 · age 64
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1648 → 1763
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 65
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1789
at age 64 · −31 from today
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 93 months
paused at 1648 → returned at 1763
Apr 2017
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 55
May 2015
Crossed 1500
at age 55
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
1763 → 1758
Tournaments
4
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1585 | -4.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #26 | 1622 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #21 | 1787 | +1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #46 | 2368 | +5.0 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,637
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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