Top rapid chess players in Denmark

The highest-rated active players from Denmark on FIDE's October 2026 rapid list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
1	GMJonas Buhl Bjerre DEN	2580	0	#152	2004
2	GMAllan Stig Rasmussen DEN	2511	+12	#352	1983
3	GMMads Andersen DEN	2492	0	#425	1995
4	GMBoris Chatalbashev DEN	2469	0	#524	1974
5	GMJesper Sondergaard Thybo DEN	2430	0	#785	1999
6	IMJens Ove Fries-Nielsen DEN	2396	0	#1139	1960
7	FMVitus Bondo Medhus DEN	2395	+130	#1148	2009
8	IMRasmus Skytte DEN	2385	−1	#1258	1980
9	IMViktor Haarmark Nielsen DEN	2366	0	#1457	1997
10	IMFilip Boe Olsen DEN	2360	0	#1522	2003
11	IMJan Sorensen DEN	2350	−13	#1643	1970
12	FMJeppe Hald Falkesgaard DEN	2341	−14	#1772	2008
13	IMAndreas Skytte Hagen DEN	2324	0	#2024	1981
14	FMAllan Holst DEN	2307	−4	#2285	1972
15	IMJacob Sylvan DEN	2305	0	#2312	1976
16	IMTobias Christensen DEN	2304	−37	#2333	1971
17	IMKaare Hove Kristensen DEN	2291	+5	#2548	1965
18	FMAugust Jalving DEN	2280	+79	#2771	2012
19	FMEsben Kjems Hove DEN	2278	0	#2800	1966
20	FMMikkel Manosri Jacobsen DEN	2277	0	#2822	1999
21	FMPelle Bank DEN	2264	−23	#3092	1971
22	FMKristoffer Dyrgaard DEN	2263	0	#3115	1987
23	IMKim Pilgaard DEN	2262	0	#3140	1967
24	Erik Sobjerg DEN	2256	0	#3292	1971
25	FMMikkel Vinh Loftgaard DEN	2253	+12	#3376	2006
26	FMPer Naesby Andreasen DEN	2249	0	#3468	1955
27	FMMartin Matthiesen DEN	2247	0	#3511	1973
28	FMBrian Jorgensen DEN	2240	0	#3680	1970
29	Kim Henrik Skaanning-Pedersen DEN	2239	0	#3708	1973
30	FMSoren Bech Hansen DEN	2236	0	#3786	1967
31	IMNicolai Kistrup DEN	2236	0	#3787	2002
32	FMJens Albert Ramsdal DEN	2232	0	#3900	1997
33	Soren Bogo DEN	2230	0	#3951	1968
34	Peter Larsen DEN	2227	0	#4012	1966
35	FMPer Knudsen DEN	2225	0	#4070	1959
36	Jan Nordenbaek DEN	2221	0	#4183	1966
37	FMHenrik Dahl Pedersen DEN	2220	0	#4215	1976
38	FMMads Boe DEN	2219	0	#4238	1968
39	Jan Schleicher Christensen DEN	2213	0	#4421	1962
40	Brian Jorgen Jorgensen DEN	2195	0	#4976	1970
41	FMPaulius Meskenas DEN	2195	0	#4987	2005
42	WIMNina Hoiberg DEN	2190	0	#5100	1956
43	FMJens Ostergaard DEN	2169	0	#5542	1968
44	FMJesper Morch Lauridsen DEN	2168	0	#5556	1973
45	FMCarsten Bank Friis DEN	2164		#5636	1960
46	WIMEllen Fredericia Nilssen DEN	2164	−12	#5637	2001
47	Tihomir Borovnica DEN	2160		#5722	1962
48	Alexander Le Besq DEN	2155	0	#5807	2000
49	Lars Hansen DEN	2145		#5965	1970
50	CMEmil Zander DEN	2110	+94	#6502	2010
51	WFMEsmat Susanne Guindy DEN	2044	0	#7189	1972
52	CMMalik Lindholt DEN	2044	0	#7190	1977
53	Elena Steffensen DEN	2016	0	#7433	1970
54	CMSimon Bjork Haarh DEN	1954	0	#7833	2003
55	WFMSarah Sima Derlich DEN	1920	0	#7971	2010
56	Nienke van den Brink DEN	1911	0	#8003	2004
57	Leia Andries DEN	1785		#8199	2010
58	WFMAnna Sofie Li DEN	1764	0	#8213	2010

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.