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Nielsen, Flemming Ekas

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FIDEFIDE 1408976· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960

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Flemming Ekas Nielsen, a 66-year-old Danish player, is rated 2170 — his current career high and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 23-month break between Dec 2021 and Dec 2023. Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December.

Current rating

2170

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2170

at best
Apr 2026 · age 66

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 5%

#9,915 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2026
10th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2170
May 2026
All-time peak 2170
at age 66
Apr 2026
2025
13th Danish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2151
Apr 2025
2021
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2129 → returned at 2115
Dec 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 60
Jan 2020
2016
20th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2161
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Bjarke JensenFM 2,254
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March · Mar 2026 · +12.4 Elo
Evolution
+26
2144 → 2170
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsAage Dalstrup Olsen1,993·Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November·R3·-13.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20261.5/2#392390+12.2
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20262/2#372907+18.0
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#72919+9.6
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250/1#3931193-14.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Denmark
#134
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#7,041
in continent
World
#9,915
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
🇩🇰Bjerre, Jonas BuhlFollow Jonas Buhl BjerreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,520
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
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
134🇩🇰Nielsen, Flemming Ekas2,170
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
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
7041🇩🇰Nielsen, Flemming Ekas2,170
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
9915🇩🇰Nielsen, Flemming Ekas2,170