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Dahl, Baard
🇲🇹FIDE 444251· Male· Malta· Born in 1970
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Baard Dahl, a 56-year-old player, is rated 2061 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Final Rounds, Swieqi Chess Club League 2025 - Division 1 Rds 11-12, and World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 50. Also played 1 rapid event (including Malta Rapid Challenge June 25) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016) and 46 months (2021–2025). His peak of 2160 was reached at age 48 (Feb 2018, #4 nationally at the time); he spent 17 months in top 5.
Competes for Malta since May 2025.
Current rating
2061
Standard
Rpd2047·Blz2169
All-time high
2160
−99 pts below
Feb 2018 · age 48
Feb 2018 · age 48
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,461 · players worldwide · of 218,279
17 months in National top 5 (2018–2025)
17 months in National top 5 (2018–2025)
Career timeline
19 entries2026
1st 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 2061
Jun 2026
2025
17 months in national top 5
since Feb 2018
Nov 2025
1st 50-55 player nationally
at age 55 · rated 2117
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Aug 2025
Switched federation: ENG → MLT
at age 55
May 2025
2021
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2086 → returned at 2095
Aug 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2095 → 2061
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
14/ 2360.9%
12W4D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2041 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #12 | 1864 | -20.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/11 | #90 | 1981 | -35.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2263 | +12.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2637 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 2552 | +4.6 |
Rankings
/
Malta
#9
out of 129 players
Europe
#14,251
in continent
World
#19,461
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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