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Kristensen, Benny
🇩🇰FIDE 1423800· Male· Denmark· Born in 1966
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Benny Kristensen, a 60-year-old Danish player, is rated 1873 — just 26 short of his peak of 1899 (May 2012, age 46). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 2HK Team 2025-26 November.
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd1874·Blz1841
All-time high
1899
−26 pts below
May 2012 · age 46
May 2012 · age 46
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,026
#55,026 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+86 Elo)
1792 → 1878
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 58
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 56
Oct 2022
6-month rising streak
+26 Elo
Jul 2022
2017
100 career games
at age 51
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-11
1884 → 1873
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1/ 333.3%
0W2D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #183 | 1097 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #84 | 1860 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #129 | 1888 | +0.2 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,031
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#40,360
in continent
World
#55,026
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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