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Jakobsen, Henning
🇩🇰FIDE 1446908· Male· Denmark· Born in 1938
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Henning Jakobsen, a 88-year-old Danish player, is rated 1599 — just 29 short of his peak of 1628 (Jan 2025, age 87). He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 8 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fredericia Foraar 2026 - 2 Round 1-2, Fredericia Skf Aabne Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 9, and Fredericia Skf Aabne Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 7-8.
Current rating
1599
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1628
−29 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 87
Jan 2025 · age 87
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#147,408
#147,408 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
All-time peak 1628
at age 87 · −29 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+343 Elo)
1266 → 1609
Jun 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 86
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 86
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 86
Mar 2024
6-month rising streak
+319 Elo
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-25
1624 → 1599
Tournaments
9
20 games
Score
7.5/ 2037.5%
6W3D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1709 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #16 | 1634 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #3 | 2443 | +26.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #88 | 1546 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2386 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #21 | 1130 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #22 | 2643 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #191 | 1454 | -13.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 0.5/5 | #6 | 1313 | -31.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Skov
🇩🇰DEN·1427
+13 −2 =3
18 games·last met Feb 2025
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vsCarsten Wagner Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·1588
+10 −4 =3
17 games·last met May 2026
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vsJon Thuesen
🇩🇰DEN·1602
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met May 2024
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vsMattias Skarved
🇩🇰DEN·1618
+3 −10 =0
13 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsFrits Kjaer Steffensen
🇩🇰DEN·1503
+7 −3 =2
12 games·last met May 2022
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Rankings
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Denmark
#2,277
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#98,538
in continent
World
#147,395
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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