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Nielsen, Poul Erik

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FIDEFIDE 1406892· Male· Denmark· Born in 1948

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Poul Erik Nielsen, a 78-year-old Danish player, is rated 1978. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Holstebro Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 6-7, Holstebro Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 4-5, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. He took a 32-month break between Oct 2002 and Jul 2005. His peak of 2145 was reached at age 53 (Jan 2001).

Current rating

1978

Standard

Rpd1978·Blz—

All-time high

2145

−167 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 53

Activity

21

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#31,159

#31,159 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

26 entries
2024
10th Danish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2031
May 2024
2023
24th Danish 70-75 player
at age 75 · rated 2023
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 75
Jul 2023
6-month rising streak
+39 Elo
May 2023
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 71
Jun 2019
500 career games
at age 71
Mar 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Soren Mejrup 2,030
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +1.2 Elo
Evolution
-43
2021 → 1978
Tournaments
9
23 games
Score
10/ 2343.5%
5W10D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

9 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Holstebro Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 6-7
Round-Robin
Apr 20261/2#42038+3.0
Holstebro Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 4-5
Round-Robin
Mar 20260/2#71309-12.6
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261/2#1311960-1.6
Holstebro Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 1-3
Round-Robin
Jan 20261/2#51966-1.4
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/2#2061996+0.4
Worst Elo result: Kalundborg Efteraar EMT 2025 - 2 (-27.2 Elo, finished #4).

Rankings

/
Denmark
#547
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#23,023
in continent
World
#31,159
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
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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
...
547🇩🇰Nielsen, Poul Erik1,978
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
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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
...
23023🇩🇰Nielsen, Poul Erik1,978
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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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
...
31159🇩🇰Nielsen, Poul Erik1,978