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Nielsen, Thomas Bach
🇩🇰FIDE 1401785· Male· Denmark· Born in 1969
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Thomas Bach Nielsen, a 57-year-old Danish player, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +45 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include BMS Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 7, BMS Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 4-6, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. He took a 17-month break between Jan 2004 and Jul 2005. His peak of 2257 was reached at age 32 (Jan 2001); he also reached Danish #81 in Jan 2003.
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2257
−89 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 32
Jan 2001 · age 32
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,019 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
20 entries2026
19th Danish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 2168
May 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 56
Nov 2025
2023
20th Danish 50-55 player
at age 54 · rated 2211
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 54
Apr 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 53
Dec 2022
Best 12-month gain (+72 Elo)
2117 → 2189
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+45
2123 → 2168
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
11W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2893 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2671 | +7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #173 | 2849 | +7.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2131 | 0.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #93 | 2353 | +11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #121 | 2217 | +2.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2219 | +9.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/3 | #365 | 1377 | -27.6 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 2170 | +3.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/4 | #3 | 2350 | +22.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigfred Haubro
🇩🇰DEN·2096
+6 −7 =12
25 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsTom Skovgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1954
+8 −1 =8
17 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJorgen Tornhoj Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1833
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsKim Nyvang Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·2025
+7 −2 =1
10 games·last met Aug 2020
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vsMichael Tandrup
🇩🇰DEN·1957
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#135
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#7,122
in continent
World
#10,019
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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Europe
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World
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