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Smidt-Nielsen, Henrik

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FIDEFIDE 1410369· Male· Denmark· Born in 1960

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Henrik Smidt-Nielsen, a 66-year-old Danish player, is rated 1950. He is on a steady climb with +27 Elo over the past 12 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 2HK Team 2025-26 December. Also played 1 rapid event (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 2) recently. His peak of 2011 was reached at age 59 (Apr 2019).

Current rating

1950

Standard

Rpd1894·Blz1916

All-time high

2011

−61 pts below
Apr 2019 · age 59

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#36,691

#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
67th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1950
May 2026
2021
77th Danish 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 1938
Dec 2021
2019
59th Danish 55-60 player
at age 59 · rated 2011
May 2019
All-time peak 2011
at age 59 · −61 from today
Apr 2019
Best 12-month gain (+80 Elo)
1928 → 2008
Feb 2019
Crossed 2000
at age 59
Feb 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Soren Jensen 1,970
2HK Team 2025-26 November · Nov 2025 · +1.5 Elo
Best comeback
2HK Team 2025-26 December
finished #3 (seeded #49 of 200)
Evolution
+27
1923 → 1950
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
10.5/ 1570.0%
8W5D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTorben B. Jensen1,943·2HK Team 2025-26 Mar·R5·+9.8
2.[W]vsBent Petersen1,925·2HK Team 2025-26 December·R1·+9.5
3.[W]vsJan Gottfredsen1,924·2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb·R1·+9.2

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
2HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20261/2#571928-1.2
2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/1#372724+9.4
2HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#32725+10.2
Koge Aabne Klubmesterskab 2025-26 nr1 - 1 Round 5
Round-Robin
Dec 20252/2#12573+13.2
2HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251/2#571957+2.0

Rankings

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Denmark
#658
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
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
...
658🇩🇰Smidt-Nielsen, Henrik1,950
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
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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
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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
...
27110🇩🇰Smidt-Nielsen, Henrik1,950
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
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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
...
36691🇩🇰Smidt-Nielsen, Henrik1,950