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LN
Lauritsen, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1404474· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945
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Niels Lauritsen, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 1943. He has fluctuated between 1924 and 1970 over the past 2 years. 48 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Frederiksberg Vinter Schweizer 2026 Round 5-6, KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar. He took a 125-month break between Jul 2004 and Jan 2015. His peak of 2216 was reached at age 59 (Jul 2004).
Current rating
1943
Standard
Rpd2044·Blz2021
All-time high
2216
−273 pts below
Jul 2004 · age 59
Jul 2004 · age 59
Activity
45
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
48 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#38,106
#38,106 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
21st Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1957
Mar 2026
2022
18th Danish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 1988
Sep 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 75
Jan 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 74
May 2019
2016
17th Danish 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 2069
Feb 2016
2015
7th Danish 65-70 player
at age 70 · rated 2216
Jan 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
1926 → 1943
Tournaments
16
48 games
Score
28.5/ 4859.4%
14W29D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
16 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2045 | +4.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #19 | 2044 | -1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #236 | 1630 | -17.2 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2012 | +5.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #86 | 1908 | -4.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #19 | 1963 | +1.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #169 | 1847 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #4 | 1864 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 4/5 | #1 | 2098 | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #235 | 1989 | +1.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsChristian C. Strachan
🇩🇰DEN·1820
+2 −0 =4
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsBjorn Olsen
🇩🇰DEN·1848
+1 −0 =5
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJorgen Lovgren Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·2092
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsBorge Hjerrild Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1906
+0 −0 =5
5 games·last met Nov 2024
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#682
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#28,164
in continent
World
#38,105
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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