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Nielsen, John Holm

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FIDEFIDE 1406256· Male· Denmark· Born in 1958

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John Holm Nielsen, a 68-year-old Danish player, is rated 1950. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 4-5, Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, and KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8. He had 2 career breaks: 17 months (2002–2003) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2081 was reached at age 53 (Mar 2011).

Current rating

1950

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2081

−131 pts below
Mar 2011 · age 53

Activity

39

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

38 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#36,691

#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Mar 2025
2024
44th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2021
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 66
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 2007 → returned at 2000
May 2020
2019
38th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2046
Jun 2019
Best 12-month gain (+84 Elo)
1962 → 2046
Jun 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Michael R. W. Olsen 2,097
Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2025 - 1 Round 9 · Jun 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
-18
1968 → 1950
Tournaments
12
30 games
Score
14.5/ 3048.3%
10W9D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 4-5
Round-Robin
Apr 20260/3#101224-26.2
Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 1-3
Round-Robin
Mar 20261.5/2#42119+8.2
KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8
Swiss
Mar 20262/2#62508+6.4
KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 4-6
Swiss
Feb 20261/3#351926-11.4
Bronshoj Efteraar 2025 - 2 Round 5
Round-Robin
Dec 20251/1#12704+8.0
Worst Elo result: Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 1 Round 4-5 (-26.2 Elo, finished #10).

Rankings

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Denmark
#658
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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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.
2,530
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
...
658🇩🇰Nielsen, John Holm1,950
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
...
27110🇩🇰Nielsen, John Holm1,950
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
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2,788
4
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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
...
36691🇩🇰Nielsen, John Holm1,950