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Nielsen, Kai Gylling
🇩🇰FIDE 1406400· Male· Denmark· Born in 1947
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Kai Gylling Nielsen, a 79-year-old Danish player, is rated 1758. He has slipped back 69 Elo over the past 12 months. 73 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
1758
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1921
−163 pts below
May 2012 · age 65
May 2012 · age 65
Activity
70
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
67 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#89,860
#89,860 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-60
1818 → 1758
Tournaments
20
66 games
Score
28.5/ 6643.2%
22W13D31L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 1965 | +18.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1771 | +1.8 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1532 | -18.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #1 | 1761 | +0.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #42 | 1090 | -14.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #59 | 2418 | +6.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/4 | #9 | 1751 | -3.4 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #21 | 1881 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #133 | 1054 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/5 | #12 | 1697 | -8.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsVerner Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1820
+4 −16 =5
25 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHenning Forsmann
🇩🇰DEN·1793
+13 −5 =3
21 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJorgen Rene Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·1759
+9 −4 =7
20 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsPeter Ove Krogh
🇩🇰DEN·1803
+6 −4 =7
17 games·last met May 2023
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vsKaj Refsgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1699
+8 −5 =3
16 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,637
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#64,354
in continent
World
#89,858
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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