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Cappelen, Niels Henrik

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FIDEFIDE 1408518· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960

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Niels Henrik Cappelen, a 66-year-old Danish player, is rated 1788. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Apr 2009 and May 2010. Recent standard appearances include 3HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 3HK Team 2025-26 December. His peak of 1889 was reached at age 55 (Apr 2015).

Current rating

1788

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1889

−101 pts below
Apr 2015 · age 55

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#80,061

#80,061 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1769 → 1836
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2016
100 career games
at age 56
May 2016
2015
All-time peak 1889
at age 55 · −101 from today
Apr 2015
2009
Crossed 1800
at age 49
Apr 2009
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1800 → returned at 1803
Apr 2009

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simon Hansen 1,871
3HK Team 2025-26 December · Dec 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Evolution
-10
1798 → 1788
Tournaments
4
7 games
Score
2.5/ 735.7%
1W3D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAdam Stanczyk Christensen1,866·3HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R4·+12.2
2.[D]vsSimon Hansen1,871·3HK Team 2025-26 December·R1·+2.7
3.[D]vsJess K. Madsen1,842·3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R6·+1.9

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Feb 20261/1#482666+12.6
3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/2#1061781+0.2
3HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/2#1001612-9.0
3HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov
Team
Oct 20250/2#1501120-14.2

Rankings

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Denmark
#1,490
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#57,777
in continent
World
#80,060
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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2,530
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
...
1490🇩🇰Cappelen, Niels Henrik1,788
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
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2,739
6
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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
...
57777🇩🇰Cappelen, Niels Henrik1,788
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
...
80060🇩🇰Cappelen, Niels Henrik1,788