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Poulsen, Lars
🇩🇰FIDE 1439189· Male· Denmark· Born in 1957
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Lars Poulsen, a 69-year-old Danish player, is rated 1701. He has fluctuated between 1684 and 1749 over the past 2 years. 30 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Amager Skakforenings aabne klubturnering 2026 Round 5-7, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 1754 was reached at age 67 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1701
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1754
−53 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 67
Apr 2024 · age 67
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#109,593
#109,593 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+180 Elo)
1567 → 1747
Jan 2025
2024
All-time peak 1754
at age 67 · −53 from today
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 67
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1724 → returned at 1676
May 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 59
Aug 2016
2012
Crossed 1600
at age 55
Jan 2012
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
1684 → 1701
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
4W10D6L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLaurits Skovgaard Justesen1,795·Amager Skakforenings aabne klubturnering 2026 Round 5-7·R6·+12.6
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #22 | 1863 | +14.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #377 | 924 | -19.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #198 | 1725 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 1912 | +5.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #295 | 1125 | -4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #228 | 1799 | +2.8 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1834 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 2/3 | #31 | 1984 | +3.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoren Skovso Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1576
+5 −3 =2
10 games·last met Oct 2019
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vsSoren Krogh
🇩🇰DEN·1574
+8 −1 =0
9 games·last met Jan 2023
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vsAage Niels Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1602
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsHenning B. Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1858
+0 −8 =0
8 games·last met Aug 2019
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vsHenning Peter Mikkelsen
🇩🇰DEN·1532
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2019
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,898
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#76,953
in continent
World
#109,590
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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