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Fransen, Kurt
🇩🇰FIDE 1442961· Male· Denmark· Born in 1956
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Kurt Fransen, a 70-year-old Danish player, is rated 1632 — just 9 short of his peak of 1641 (Mar 2024, age 68). He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). Recent appearances: 3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb and 3HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov.
Current rating
1632
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1641
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#134,414
#134,414 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+240 Elo)
1401 → 1641
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1641
at age 68 · −9 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1641 → returned at 1634
Mar 2024
2019
Re-crossed 1400
at age 63
Dec 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-9
1641 → 1632
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
0W1D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #149 | 1587 | -2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #137 | 955 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,176
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#91,429
in continent
World
#134,406
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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