Format
WK
Wade, Knud
🇩🇰FIDE 1454781· Male· Denmark· Born in 1944
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Knud Wade, a 82-year-old Danish player, is rated 1966 — just 29 short of his peak of 1995 (Nov 2025, age 81). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 6HK Team 2025-26 Jan, 6HK Team 2025-26 December, and 6HK Team 2025-26 November.
Current rating
1966
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1995
−29 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 81
Nov 2025 · age 81
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,427
#33,427 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2025
6th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1995
Nov 2025
All-time peak 1995
at age 81 · −29 from today
Nov 2025
2024
17th Danish 75-80 player
at age 80 · rated 1967
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1833 → 1956
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 79
Jun 2023
2021
Crossed 1800
at age 77
Dec 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
1992 → 1966
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
6W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #161 | 1325 | -6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #93 | 1098 | -12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #185 | 1255 | -16.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2105 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #3 | 2012 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClaus Norregaard
🇩🇰DEN·1871
+4 −1 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsWilly Moller Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1931
+1 −4 =3
8 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
vsKnud Poulsen
🇩🇰DEN·1807
+5 −2 =0
7 games·last met May 2026
View head-to-head →
vsChristian Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1859
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met Sep 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Denmark
#582
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#24,719
in continent
World
#33,426
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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