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Knudsen, Michael Jen

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FIDEFIDE 1450573· Male· Denmark· Born in 1967

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Michael Jen Knudsen, a 59-year-old Danish player, is rated 1853 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 3-5, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 1-2. He had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2015–2017), 14 months (2018–2019) and 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1853

Standard

Rpd1804·Blz1823

All-time high

1853

at best
Apr 2026 · age 59

Activity

12

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#60,493

#60,493 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1853
at age 59
Apr 2026
2025
6-month rising streak
+38 Elo
Apr 2025
Best 12-month gain (+149 Elo)
1654 → 1803
Feb 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 58
Feb 2025
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2022
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1647 → returned at 1621
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Skelbaek 1,945
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
+31
1822 → 1853
Tournaments
6
12 games
Score
8/ 1266.7%
7W2D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsMichael Skelbaek1,945·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R10·+13.2
2.[W]vsTommy Jensen1,824·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R14·+9.8
3.[W]vsTobias Nykvist1,827·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R9·+9.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOliver Fluck1,722·1HK Team 2025-26 December·R5·-12.6
2.[L]vsPalle Halkier Jorgensen1,863·Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 1-2·R2·-9.1
3.[L]vsThomas Kirknel2,078·Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 3-5·R1·-4.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 3-5
Swiss
Mar 20262/3#22009+7.0
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20262/2#322561+16.4
Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 1-2
Swiss
Feb 20260/1#111063-8.6
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20262.5/3#82134+23.2
1HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Nov 20250/1#210922-12.8

Rankings

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Denmark
#1,123
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#44,230
in continent
World
#60,493
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
🇩🇰Andersen, MadsFollow Mads AndersenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,559
6
🇩🇰Chatalbashev, BorisFollow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,530
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
1123🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,853
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
44230🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,853
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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60493🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,853