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Mikkelsen, Nikolaj
IM🇩🇰FIDE 1407970· Male· Denmark· Born in 1988
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Nikolaj Mikkelsen, a 38-year-old Danish International Master, is rated 2450 and ranked 11th among Danish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Apr 2017 and Oct 2018. Recent appearances: BMS Efteraar 2025 - 1 Round 5-7 and BMS Efteraar 2025 - 1 Round 1-4. His peak of 2485 was reached at age 35 (Sep 2023); he also reached Danish #7 in Feb 2023 and spent 50 months in Danish top 10, with a longest streak of 2 consecutive years.
Awarded IM in 2008 (age 20) and FM in 2007 (age 19). Earned a GM norm at Bronshoj GM 2012. At junior level, he reached World #80 in U20 and #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2450
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2485
−35 pts below
Sep 2023 · age 35
Sep 2023 · age 35
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#11
#11 · Danish players · of 2,598
50 months in National top 10 (2015–2026)
50 months in National top 10 (2015–2026)
Career timeline
21 entries2026
50 months in national top 10
longest streak 33 months · since Sep 2015
Mar 2026
2023
All-time peak 2485
at age 35 · −35 from today
Sep 2023
Peak Danish rank: #7
at age 35 · rated 2482
Feb 2023
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2467 → returned at 2458
Apr 2017
2015
7-month rising streak
+28 Elo
May 2015
2012
Re-crossed 2400
at age 24
Sep 2012
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-24
2474 → 2450
Tournaments
2
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 2 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/4 | #2 | 2204 | -12.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #4 | 2130 | -11.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakob Vang GludGM
🇩🇰DEN·2513
+1 −0 =11
12 games·last met Jan 2019
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vsBjorn Moller OchsnerGM
🇩🇰DEN·2478
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Nov 2024
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vsHenrik DanielsenGM
🇮🇸ISL·2466
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met Mar 2013
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vsMartin Haubro-SuppanzIM
🇩🇰DEN·2375
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2023
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vsAllan Stig RasmussenGM
🇩🇰DEN·2482
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2014
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Rankings
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Denmark
#11
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#608
in continent
World
#1,012
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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