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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 2,598

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

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

/
Denmark
#76
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#4,311
in continent
World
#6,293
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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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
...
76🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239
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
...
4311🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
...
6293🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael2,239