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So, John
🇩🇰FIDE 1426613· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945
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John So, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 1622 — just 24 short of his peak of 1646 (Jun 2025, age 80). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ASK Klubturnering 2025-2026 - 4 Round 7-9, 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 8HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb.
Current rating
1622
Standard
Rpd1637·Blz—
All-time high
1646
−24 pts below
Jun 2025 · age 80
Jun 2025 · age 80
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#138,052
#138,052 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
14 entries2025
All-time peak 1646
at age 80 · −24 from today
Jun 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1397 → 1645
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 79
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 79
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1400
at age 78
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1400
at age 77
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
1646 → 1622
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
5W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #8 | 1453 | -13.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/3 | #83 | 1604 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #107 | 1771 | +3.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 2243 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #81 | 1879 | +6.0 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,217
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#93,488
in continent
World
#138,044
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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