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Joensen, Sigurd

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FIDEFIDE 7200935· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1954

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Sigurd Joensen, a 72-year-old player, is rated 1577. He has held steady between 1550 and 1600 for 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Lidkapping 2025-26 5. deild 4-5, Kjolur Open 2026 (std), and Janus Open II (std). Also played 2 rapid events (including Janus Open II (kvik)) recently. His peak of 1665 was reached at age 62 (Feb 2016); he also reached #74 nationally in Sep 2015.

Current rating

1577

Standard

Rpd1463·Blz1687

All-time high

1665

−88 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 62

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#155,852

#155,852 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

16 entries
2025
4th 70-75 player nationally
at age 71 · rated 1649
Jan 2025
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1401 → 1649
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 70
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 70
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 66
Dec 2020

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Baldvin Thorlaksson 1,735
Janus Open II (std) · Jan 2026 · +4.2 Elo
Evolution
-11
1588 → 1577
Tournaments
4
13 games
Score
6/ 1346.2%
6W3D4L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsLisa J. Xin1,620·Kjolur Open 2026 (std)·R5·-8.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Lidkapping 2025-26 5. deild 4-5
Team
Mar 20261/1#42292+6.0
Kjolur Open 2026 (std)
Swiss
Jan 20262.5/1#192420-9.2
Janus Open II (std)
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/1#802535+4.0
4. deild A 2025-26 4-5
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#24—-12.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsRokur Davidsen
🇫🇴FAI·1988
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMarkus Jacobsen
🇫🇴FAI·1896
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2022
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vsElias Petersen
🇫🇴FAI·2075
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Mar 2025
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vsFlovin Matras Tummasarson
🇫🇴FAI·1924
+1 −4 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2024
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Rankings

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Faroe Islands
#165
out of 201 players
Europe
#102,956
in continent
World
#155,836
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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165🇫🇴Joensen, Sigurd1,577
Europe
1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,721
9
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10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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