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Palm, Nikolaj

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FIDEFIDE 1402145· Male· Denmark· Born in 1974

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Nikolaj Palm, a 52-year-old Danish FIDE Master, is rated 2267 and sitting in the top 2% of Danish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. His peak of 2364 was reached at age 41 (Dec 2015, Danish #38 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2014 (age 40).

Current rating

2267

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2364

−97 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 2%

#63 · Danish players · of 2,598

Career timeline

15 entries
2025
12th Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2281
Jul 2025
2022
10th Danish 45-50 player
at age 48 · rated 2308
Apr 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 48
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2281 → returned at 2280
Nov 2020
2015
Peak Danish rank: #38
at age 41 · rated 2364
Dec 2015
13th Danish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2364
Dec 2015

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Henning HolinkaFM 2,324
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March · Mar 2026 · +1.7 Elo
Evolution
-14
2281 → 2267
Tournaments
4
9 games
Score
4.5/ 950.0%
2W5D2L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261/2#1232281+0.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261.5/3#952234-2.8
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#1452142-3.4
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251.5/3#682167-9.2

Rankings

/
Denmark
#63
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#3,501
in continent
World
#5,182
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
🇩🇰Andersen, MadsFollow Mads AndersenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,559
6
🇩🇰Chatalbashev, BorisFollow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,530
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
63🇩🇰Palm, Nikolaj2,267
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
3501🇩🇰Palm, Nikolaj2,267
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
5182🇩🇰Palm, Nikolaj2,267