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Nielsen, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1406183· Male· Denmark· Born in 1969

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Michael Nielsen, a 57-year-old Danish player, is rated 2128 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 50-month break between Apr 2015 and Jul 2019. Recent standard appearances include 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 1HK Team 2025-26 December. His peak of 2170 was reached at age 42 (Jul 2011).

Current rating

2128

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2170

−42 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 42

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#12,947 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
28th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2133
Nov 2025
2024
6-month rising streak
+31 Elo
Feb 2024
2022
29th Danish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2159
May 2022
2020
Best 12-month gain (+54 Elo)
2082 → 2136
Dec 2020
Re-crossed 2100
at age 51
Jul 2020
2019
45th Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2113
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Brian JorgensenFM 2,213
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar · Mar 2026 · +2.4 Elo
Evolution
-5
2133 → 2128
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSteen Pedersen1,991·1HK Team 2025-26 November·R9·+6.3
2.[W]vsSoren Uhde Madsen1,886·1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R11·+4.0
3.[D]vsBrian JorgensenFM2,213·1HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R2·+2.4
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMarkus Strange2,002·1HK Team 2025-26 November·R2·-13.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20261/2#2042148+1.2
1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/1#1122686+4.0
1HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Nov 20250.5/1#1902021-3.2
1HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251/2#1041997-7.4

Most-Played Opponents

vsJan Bauner
🇩🇰DEN·1891
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsEsben Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·2005
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEric BrondumFM
🇩🇰DEN·2028
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met Nov 2012
View head-to-head →
vsPeder Ottosen
🇩🇰DEN·2032
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Sep 2011
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Rankings

/
Denmark
#195
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#9,355
in continent
World
#12,947
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
🇩🇰Bjerre, Jonas BuhlFollow Jonas Buhl BjerreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,626
2
🇩🇰Nielsen, Peter HeineFollow Peter Heine NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,614
3
🇩🇰Hansen, CurtFollow Curt HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,520
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
...
195🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,128
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
9355🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,128
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
12947🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,128