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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 1864 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +42 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 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

1864

Standard

Rpd1804·Blz1823

All-time high

1864

at best
Jun 2026 · age 59

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#57,495

#57,495 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
All-time peak 1864
at age 59
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael Skelbaek 1,945
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +13.2 Elo
Evolution
+42
1822 → 1864
Tournaments
8
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
12W3D7L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsOliver Fluck1,722·1HK Team 2025-26 December·R5·-12.6
2.[L]vsPeter Sorensen1,850·Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 12·R5·-10.4
3.[L]vsTim Westlund1,857·Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 12·R4·-10.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - 12
Round-Robin
May 20263.5/7#31871+3.0
Hvidovre KM 2026 Round 6-9
Swiss
Apr 20262/3#41952+8.2
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
1HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#651948+6.4
Hot streak: 4 tournaments without losing Elo.

Most-Played Opponents

vsArne Walther Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·1773
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsPalle Halkier Jorgensen
🇩🇰DEN·1868
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsSteen Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·1628
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2025
View head-to-head →

Rankings

/
Denmark
#1,061
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#42,149
in continent
World
#57,494
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
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,520
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
1061🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,864
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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42149🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,864
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
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57494🇩🇰Knudsen, Michael Jen1,864