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Hesselbjerg, Erik
🇩🇰FIDE 1453211· Male· Denmark· Born in 1955
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Erik Hesselbjerg, a 71-year-old Danish player, is rated 1637. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearances: Naestved Klub 2026 - 2 Round 2-5 and Naestved Klub 2026 - 2 Round 1. His peak of 1674 was reached at age 69 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1637
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1674
−37 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 69
Apr 2024 · age 69
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#133,061
#133,061 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+245 Elo)
1428 → 1673
Oct 2024
All-time peak 1674
at age 69 · −37 from today
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 67
Oct 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
May 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1652 → 1637
Tournaments
3
9 games
Score
3/ 933.3%
3W0D6L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #8 | 1560 | -9.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1879 | -0.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #6 | 989 | -6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJens Engelstoft
🇩🇰DEN·1693
+5 −10 =1
16 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJon Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1720
+7 −7 =0
14 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsAage Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1809
+1 −10 =0
11 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsBent Caspersen
🇩🇰DEN·1736
+3 −7 =0
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsRalf Auerbach
🇩🇰DEN·1637
+5 −4 =0
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,158
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#90,686
in continent
World
#133,054
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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