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HJ
Heidelbach, John
🇩🇰FIDE 1461281· Male· Denmark· Born in 1954
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John Heidelbach, a 72-year-old Danish player, is rated 2063 — just 3 short of his peak of 2066 (Apr 2026, age 72) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Slagelse Klub 2026 - 1 April, Slagelse Klub 2026 - 1 Marts, and 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar.
Current rating
2063
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2066
−3 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 72
Apr 2026 · age 72
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,208 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
16th Danish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2063
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2066
at age 72 · −3 from today
Apr 2026
2024
42nd Danish 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2031
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 69
Dec 2023
2022
100 career games
at age 68
Dec 2022
Crossed 2000
at age 68
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
2037 → 2063
Tournaments
8
13 games
Score
8/ 1361.5%
4W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #5 | 1955 | -3.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #1 | 2188 | +6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #86 | 2151 | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1 | 2028 | -0.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #87 | 1965 | -2.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2734 | +19.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #65 | 2306 | +6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #138 | 1882 | -8.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBent Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·1901
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met Nov 2022
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vsVilly Lindskov
🇩🇰DEN·1891
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsAnders Arnkilde
🇩🇰DEN·1958
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met May 2022
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vsJohn Zachariassen
🇩🇰DEN·1928
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Nov 2021
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vsOhran Alic
🇩🇰DEN·1842
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Dec 2022
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#306
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#14,057
in continent
World
#19,208
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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