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Joensen, Gunnar

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FIDEFIDE 7288530· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1948

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Gunnar Joensen, a 78-year-old player, is rated 1783 — just 23 short of his peak of 1806 (Jan 2025, age 77). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and took a 24-month break between May 2018 and Jun 2020. Recent standard appearances include 2. deild 2025-26 9-10, 2. deild 2025-26 7-8, and Janus Open II (std). Also played 1 rapid event (including Janus Open II (kvik)) recently. He reached #76 nationally in Apr 2016.

Current rating

1783

Standard

Rpd1786·Blz—

All-time high

1806

−23 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 77

Activity

10

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#81,600

#81,600 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

13 entries
2025
2nd 75-80 player nationally
at age 77 · rated 1804
Oct 2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 77
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1806
at age 77 · −23 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1661 → 1795
Mar 2024
2020
2nd 70-75 player nationally
at age 72 · rated 1677
Oct 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Joannes Guttesen 1,839
2. deild 2025-26 9-10 · Mar 2026 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-21
1804 → 1783
Tournaments
6
11 games
Score
5/ 1145.5%
3W4D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLisa J. Xin1,727·2. deild 2025-26 9-10·R10·+8.4
2.[D]vsRogvi Heinason Olsen1,837·2. deild 2025-26 7-8·R8·+1.7
3.[D]vsJoannes Guttesen1,839·2. deild 2025-26 9-10·R9·+1.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDjoni F.C. Jakobsen1,631·Janus Open II (std)·R8·-13.9
2.[L]vsEli W. Finnsson1,829·2. deild 2025-26 4-6·R4·-8.4
3.[L]vsBogi Ziska2,148·2. deild 2025-26 1-2·R2·-2.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2. deild 2025-26 9-10
Round-Robin
Mar 20261.5/2#31974+6.8
2. deild 2025-26 7-8
Round-Robin
Feb 20260.5/2#191802+1.6
Janus Open II (std)
Open Swiss
Jan 20262.5/2#812431-11.0
2. deild 2025-26 4-6
Round-Robin
Jan 20260/1#331029-9.0
4. deild A 2025-26 1-2
Round-Robin
Oct 20250.5/1#131497-7.2

Rankings

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Faroe Islands
#94
out of 200 players
Europe
#58,789
in continent
World
#81,599
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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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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Europe
1
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2
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5
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6
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7
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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