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GJ
Gottfredsen, Jan
🇩🇰FIDE 1423380· Male· Denmark· Born in 1952
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Jan Gottfredsen, a 74-year-old Danish player, is rated 1933 — just 5 short of his peak of 1938 (Jun 2025, age 73). He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nykobing Sjaelland Klub 2026 Round 4-5, 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Nykobing Sjaelland Klub 2026 Round 1-3.
Current rating
1933
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1938
−5 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 73
Jun 2025 · age 73
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#40,338
#40,338 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
44th Danish 70-75 player
at age 73 · rated 1938
Oct 2025
All-time peak 1938
at age 73 · −5 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1823 → 1923
Nov 2024
2020
67th Danish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1908
Oct 2020
100 career games
at age 68
May 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-5
1938 → 1933
Tournaments
9
18 games
Score
10/ 1855.6%
7W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #2 | 1941 | +0.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2583 | +12.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #147 | 1789 | -7.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 2075 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #137 | 1142 | -9.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #103 | 1946 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #7 | 1897 | -1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #83 | 1965 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #9 | 1639 | -15.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOve Wagner
🇩🇰DEN·1868
+3 −4 =5
12 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAllan Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1841
+3 −0 =8
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBjarne Frorup
🇩🇰DEN·1718
+6 −1 =3
10 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThomas Alstrup
🇩🇰DEN·1808
+5 −2 =3
10 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsPer K. Tolshave
🇩🇰DEN·1778
+4 −0 =5
9 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#717
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#29,786
in continent
World
#40,337
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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