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JH
Joensen, Henrik W.
🇫🇴FIDE 7203780· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1970
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Henrik W. Joensen, a 56-year-old player, is rated 1746 — just 10 short of his peak of 1756 (Feb 2026, age 56). He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open, Janus Open II (std), and 3. deild 2025-26 4-6. Also played 4 rapid events (including Janus Open II (kvik)) recently. He reached #82 nationally in Feb 2023.
Current rating
1746
Standard
Rpd1788·Blz1768
All-time high
1756
−10 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 56
Feb 2026 · age 56
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#93,904
#93,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
22nd 55-60 player nationally
at age 56 · rated 1746
May 2026
All-time peak 1756
at age 56 · −10 from today
Feb 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 55
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+139 Elo)
1601 → 1740
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 54
Mar 2024
2023
Peak national rank: #82
at age 53 · rated 1698
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+32
1714 → 1746
Tournaments
6
26 games
Score
12/ 2646.2%
9W6D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/9 | #315 | 1725 | -10.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/1 | #74 | 2301 | +3.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #14 | 1737 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #13 | 1525 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2489 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #104 | 1862 | +33.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHedin Gregersen
🇫🇴FAI·1986
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsPetur Gardar Magnussen
🇫🇴FAI·1957
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJon I Horni Nielsen
🇫🇴FAI·2078
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGunnleif Rasmussen
🇫🇴FAI·1468
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsElias Petersen
🇫🇴FAI·2075
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2024
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#111
out of 201 players
Europe
#66,997
in continent
World
#93,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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