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PJ
Pallesen, Jesper
🇩🇰FIDE 1429191· Male· Denmark· Born in 1954
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Jesper Pallesen, a 72-year-old Danish player, is rated 1689. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SonFlow Cup - Kolding Bymesterskab 2026 - 17, Skanderborg Skakklub Aabne Bymesterskab 2026 Round 5-7, and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. His peak of 1740 was reached at age 70 (Dec 2024).
Current rating
1689
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1740
−51 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 70
Dec 2024 · age 70
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#113,956
#113,956 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+193 Elo)
1529 → 1722
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1740
at age 70 · −51 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 69
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 68
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-31
1720 → 1689
Tournaments
10
28 games
Score
13/ 2846.4%
10W6D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 4/5 | #1 | 1884 | +27.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #20 | 1544 | -6.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #94 | 1490 | -39.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #12 | 2336 | +10.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #95 | 1535 | -4.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2432 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #6 | 987 | -8.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #152 | 1207 | -2.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/3 | #4 | 1669 | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1523 | -13.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsAnders Haarup
🇩🇰DEN·1711
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsAsger C. Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·1600
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsHans Skovhus
🇩🇰DEN·1514
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsLeif Moller Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1653
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsBjarne Berring Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1626
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Apr 2023
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,952
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#79,599
in continent
World
#113,952
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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