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Christensen, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1406795· Male· Denmark· Born in 1971
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Niels Christensen, a 55-year-old Danish player, is rated 2294 — just 21 short of his peak of 2315 (Apr 2022, age 51) and ranked 49th among Danish players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 59 months (2001–2006), 12 months (2013–2014), 55 months (2015–2019) and 37 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. He reached Danish #48 in May 2020.
Current rating
2294
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2315
−21 pts below
Apr 2022 · age 51
Apr 2022 · age 51
Activity
1
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#49
#49 · Danish players · of 2,593
Career timeline
15 entries2022
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2289 → returned at 2283
Oct 2022
8th Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 2315
Apr 2022
All-time peak 2315
at age 51 · −21 from today
Apr 2022
2020
11th Danish 45-50 player
at age 49 · rated 2306
Oct 2020
Peak Danish rank: #48
at age 49 · rated 2306
May 2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 49
Mar 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+5
2289 → 2294
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
2.5/ 383.3%
2W1D0L
Top 2 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #17 | 2889 | +4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2928 | +5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2062 | -5.8 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#49
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#2,891
in continent
World
#4,314
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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