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Nielsen, Michael

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FIDEFIDE 1407562· Male· Denmark· Born in 1983

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Michael Nielsen, a 43-year-old Danish player, is rated 2239 — just 2 short of his peak of 2241 (Dec 2025, age 42) and sitting in the top 3% of Danish players, and in the top 3% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 79-month break between Apr 2018 and Dec 2024. Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. He reached Danish #76 in May 2026.

At junior level, he reached #5 and #5 nationally in U20 and U18.

Current rating

2239

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2241

−2 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 42

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 3%

#76 · Danish players · of 2,593

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Peak Danish rank: #76
at age 43 · rated 2239
May 2026
2025
5th Danish 40-45 player
at age 42 · rated 2241
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2241
at age 42 · −2 from today
Dec 2025
2018
Inactive for 79 months
paused at 2213 → returned at 2223
Apr 2018
Crossed 2200
at age 35
Mar 2018
2006
100 career games
at age 23
Oct 2006

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Casper RasmussenFM 2,295
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March · Mar 2026 · +11.6 Elo
Evolution
+5
2234 → 2239
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
4W1D2L
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsWilliam PihlCM2,093·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December·R1·-13.7
2.[L]vsNoah Krug Wahlgreen2,144·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March·R4·-12.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261/2#1062220-1.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20262/2#172903+13.2
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250/1#3131293-14.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#1102378+7.4

Rankings

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Denmark
#76
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#4,293
in continent
World
#6,272
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
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,520
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
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2,475
...
76🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
4293🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
...
6272🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239