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Kaltoft, Cliff

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FIDEFIDE 1453173· Male· Denmark· Born in 1963

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Cliff Kaltoft, a 63-year-old Danish player, is rated 1700 — just 20 short of his peak of 1720 (Mar 2024, age 61). He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 1-3.

Current rating

1700

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1720

−20 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#109,949

#109,949 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1534 → 1720
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 61
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1720
at age 61 · −20 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 1533 → returned at 1717
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1558 → returned at 1548
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 57
Apr 2020

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bent Christensen 1,717
Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 1-3 · Apr 2026 · +10.0 Elo
Evolution
-20
1720 → 1700
Tournaments
3
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 7
Round-Robin
Jun 20260/1#7905-9.4
Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 4-6
Round-Robin
Apr 20261/3#71520-16.6
Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 1-3
Round-Robin
Apr 20261.5/3#41680-3.2
Worst Elo result: Evans Vejleturneringen 2026 - 3 Round 4-6 (-16.6 Elo, finished #7).

Most-Played Opponents

vsPalle Moller Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1647
+3 −0 =6
9 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsBent Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1674
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPer Romhild
🇩🇰DEN
+6 −0 =0
6 games·last met Feb 2020
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vsJan Mogensen
🇩🇰DEN·1679
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsCarl Heinrich Mortensen
🇩🇰DEN·1736
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2019
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Rankings

/
Denmark
#1,905
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#77,169
in continent
World
#109,946
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
🇩🇰Chatalbashev, BorisFollow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,520
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
...
1905🇩🇰Kaltoft, Cliff1,700
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
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
77169🇩🇰Kaltoft, Cliff1,700
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
109946🇩🇰Kaltoft, Cliff1,700