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Pondal, Jesper

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FIDEFIDE 1424297· Male· Denmark· Born in 1974

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Jesper Pondal, a 52-year-old Danish player, is rated 1973. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2023 and Oct 2024. Recent standard appearances include 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 2HK Team 2025-26 December, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. His peak of 2031 was reached at age 39 (Apr 2013).

Current rating

1973

Standard

Rpd2035·Blz—

All-time high

2031

−58 pts below
Apr 2013 · age 39

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#32,077

#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
72nd Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1985
Aug 2025
2024
64th Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1980
Nov 2024
2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1977
Apr 2023
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Feb 2020
2018
75th Danish 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2011
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 44
Feb 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jens OstergaardFM 2,278
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December · Dec 2025 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-12
1985 → 1973
Tournaments
4
4 games
Score
1/ 425.0%
0W2D2L
Top 2 wins
1.[D]vsJens OstergaardFM2,278·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December·R2·+6.9
2.[D]vsGert Jorgensen2,076·2HK Team 2025-26 November·R6·+2.5
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsKaj Johannsen1,958·2HK Team 2025-26 December·R1·-10.7
2.[L]vsMorten Frank Jensen1,995·2HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R5·-9.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20260/1#1741195-9.6
2HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250/1#1151158-10.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#2062278+7.0
2HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1042076+2.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsPeter Ove Krogh
🇩🇰DEN·1803
+8 −1 =3
12 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsFinn Stuhr
🇩🇰DEN·1699
+4 −4 =1
9 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsHenrik Smidt-Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1950
+2 −2 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2020
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vsErik Carlsen
🇩🇰DEN·1914
+3 −0 =5
8 games·last met Jun 2019
View head-to-head →
vsVerner Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1820
+5 −1 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2020
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Denmark
#563
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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3
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2,590
4
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5
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2,559
6
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2,520
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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23715🇩🇰Pondal, Jesper1,973
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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32076🇩🇰Pondal, Jesper1,973