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Vinter-Schou, Uffe
IM🇩🇰FIDE 1400568· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Uffe Vinter-Schou, a 56-year-old Danish International Master, is rated 2270 and sitting in the top 2% of Danish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 16 months. 54 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Nordre Vinter 2026 - 1 Round 4-5, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, and Aarhus Mesterskabet 2026 - 1. Also played 1 rapid event (including Fredericia Rapid Chess 2025 - 1) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2004–2007), 100 months (2007–2015) and 19 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2407 was reached at age 52 (Jun 2022, Danish #15 at the time).
Previously known as Uffe V. Nielsen (until Jul 2001). Awarded IM in 2001 (age 31).
Current rating
2270
Standard
Rpd2377·Blz2312
All-time high
2407
−137 pts below
Jun 2022 · age 52
Jun 2022 · age 52
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
54 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#59 · Danish players · of 2,598
Career timeline
20 entries2026
4th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2282
Mar 2026
2022
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
2284 → 2375
Dec 2022
2nd Danish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2407
Aug 2022
Peak Danish rank: #15
at age 52 · rated 2407
Jun 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 52
Jun 2022
All-time peak 2407
at age 52 · −137 from today
Jun 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-19
2289 → 2270
Tournaments
11
47 games
Score
27/ 4757.4%
23W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 2146 | -4.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #313 | 2009 | -7.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/5 | #6 | 2228 | -3.7 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2896 | +5.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #229 | 2263 | -1.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #246 | 1418 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #128 | 2946 | +3.1 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 6.5/11 | #45 | 2257 | -4.9 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 5/9 | #18 | 2197 | -10.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2421 | +7.5 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNina HoibergWIM
🇩🇰DEN·2111
+8 −0 =1
9 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFilip Boe OlsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2475
+2 −6 =1
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsNicolai Kvist BrondtFM
🇩🇰DEN·2228
+4 −3 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsJens Albert RamsdalFM
🇩🇰DEN·2315
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsMartin MatthiesenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2330
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
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Denmark
#59
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#3,419
in continent
World
#5,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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| 59 | 2,270 | |
Europe
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World
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