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Nielsen, Henning
🇩🇰FIDE 1402854· Male· Denmark· Born in 1940
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Henning Nielsen, a 86-year-old Danish player, is rated 2011. He has fluctuated between 1994 and 2063 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DM i Skak 2026 - KP1-1, 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. He took a 20-month break between Apr 2003 and Jan 2005. His peak of 2219 was reached at age 66 (Jul 2006).
Current rating
2011
Standard
Rpd1975·Blz—
All-time high
2219
−208 pts below
Jul 2006 · age 66
Jul 2006 · age 66
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,823
#25,823 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
26 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 85
Jul 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 84
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 84
Sep 2024
2022
500 career games
at age 82
Dec 2022
49th 80+ player worldwide
at age 82 · rated 2088
May 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1983 → 2053
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
2030 → 2011
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
8W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #17 | 1832 | -29.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #114 | 1866 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #154 | 1186 | -12.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #20 | 2939 | +12.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/2 | #17 | 2820 | +19.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #2 | 2063 | +5.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 1/2 | #6 | 1978 | -2.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJens Mott
🇩🇰DEN·1988
+18 −7 =0
25 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsSvend Erik Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1871
+17 −2 =0
19 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsSigurd Marthendal
🇩🇰DEN·1930
+15 −2 =0
17 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsLars Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1968
+5 −8 =3
16 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsCarsten F. Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1759
+13 −2 =0
15 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#443
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#19,078
in continent
World
#25,823
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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