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Jarulf, Birger
🇩🇰FIDE 1437305· Male· Denmark· Born in 1943
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Birger Jarulf, a 83-year-old Danish player, is rated 1837 — just 10 short of his peak of 1847 (Apr 2024, age 81). He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 2 years. 27 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Brohus XXIX dagturnering - 1 Round 1-2, 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Brohus XXVIII dagturnering - 2 Round 3-5.
Current rating
1837
Standard
Rpd1850·Blz1818
All-time high
1847
−10 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 81
Apr 2024 · age 81
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#65,133
#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2024
36th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1831
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+174 Elo)
1673 → 1847
Apr 2024
All-time peak 1847
at age 81 · −10 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 81
Mar 2024
2022
77th Danish 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1709
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1664 → returned at 1687
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1833 → 1837
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
14.5/ 2460.4%
11W7D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 11| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1859 | +1.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #84 | 1843 | +0.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 3/4 | #2 | 1952 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 1876 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2562 | +8.6 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,215
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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