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Nielsen, Kai Gylling

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FIDEFIDE 1406400· Male· Denmark· Born in 1947

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Kai Gylling Nielsen, a 79-year-old Danish player, is rated 1738. He has slipped back 74 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈49/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KSU 2. Dagturnering 2026 - 2 Round 1-3, Koge Bugt Foraar 2026 Round 1-4, and KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8. His peak of 1921 was reached at age 65 (May 2012).

Current rating

1738

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1921

−183 pts below
May 2012 · age 65

Activity

70

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#96,605

#96,605 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

19 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1698 → 1822
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Oct 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2023
64th Danish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1749
Jan 2023

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Oksana KrygerWIM 2,078
Koge Bugt Sommer 2025 Round 7 · Oct 2025 · +7.4 Elo
Evolution
-89
1827 → 1738
Tournaments
19
64 games
Score
25.5/ 6439.8%
19W13D32L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 19
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
KSU 2. Dagturnering 2026 - 2 Round 1-3
Swiss
Apr 20261/3#91532-18.4
Koge Bugt Foraar 2026 Round 1-4
Swiss
Mar 20262.5/4#11761+0.2
KSU 1. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 7-8
Swiss
Mar 20260/2#421090-14.0
8HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20261/1#592418+6.0
Koge Bugt Vinter 2026 Round 4-7
Swiss
Feb 20261.5/4#91751-3.4
Worst Elo result: Skovbo Dagturnering Oktober 2025 - 2 (-53.0 Elo, finished #6).

Rankings

/
Denmark
#1,740
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#68,696
in continent
World
#96,604
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.
2,530
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
...
1740🇩🇰Nielsen, Kai Gylling1,738
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
...
68696🇩🇰Nielsen, Kai Gylling1,738
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
...
96604🇩🇰Nielsen, Kai Gylling1,738