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Poulsen, Martin
FM🇫🇴FIDE 7200315· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1984
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Martin Poulsen, a 42-year-old FIDE Master, is rated 2158 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 118 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FM 2026 Landslidsbolkur, 1. deild 2025-26 9-10, and 1. deild 2025-26 7-8. Also played 1 rapid event (including Janus Open II (kvik)) recently. He took a 21-month break between May 2010 and Mar 2012. His peak of 2328 was reached at age 23 (Jul 2007); he also reached #3 nationally in Jan 2004 and spent 62 months in top 5, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded FM in 2015 (age 31). At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2158
Standard
Rpd2228·Blz2225
All-time high
2328
−170 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 23
Jul 2007 · age 23
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,694 · players worldwide · of 216,808
62 months in National top 5 (2004–2024)
62 months in National top 5 (2004–2024)
Career timeline
20 entries2025
1st 40-45 player nationally
at age 41 · rated 2276
Oct 2025
500 career games
at age 41
Apr 2025
2024
62 months in national top 5
longest streak 30 months · since Jan 2004
Nov 2024
2021
Re-crossed 2300
at age 37
May 2021
2015
FM title awardedFM
at age 31
Jun 2015
2010
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2260 → returned at 2260
May 2010
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-118
2276 → 2158
Tournaments
6
24 games
Score
7.5/ 2431.3%
5W5D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #5 | 2075 | -21.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #20 | 1992 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #17 | 1945 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #50 | 1961 | -18.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #30 | 1589 | -5.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/9 | #186 | 2029 | -50.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHogni Egilstoft NielsenIM
🇫🇴FAI·2411
+5 −17 =4
26 games·last met May 2026
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vsRogvi EgilstoftFM
🇫🇴FAI·2315
+6 −11 =5
22 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsJohn RodgaardIM
🇫🇴FAI·2232
+6 −6 =7
19 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsOlaf BergFM
🇫🇴FAI·2172
+9 −3 =7
19 games·last met Apr 2023
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vsHans Kristian SimonsenFM
🇫🇴FAI·2154
+7 −7 =4
18 games·last met Mar 2026
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Rankings
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Faroe Islands
#11
out of 200 players
Europe
#7,628
in continent
World
#10,694
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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Europe
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World
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