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Nielsen, Carl-Otto
🇩🇰FIDE 1411870· Male· Denmark· Born in 1958
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Carl-Otto Nielsen, a 68-year-old Danish player, is rated 1880. He is on a steady climb with +26 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, Holbaek Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 3-5, and 2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 1978 was reached at age 47 (Apr 2005).
Current rating
1880
Standard
Rpd1872·Blz1802
All-time high
1978
−98 pts below
Apr 2005 · age 47
Apr 2005 · age 47
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,210
#53,210 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
81st Danish 65-70 player
at age 68 · rated 1916
May 2026
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1847 → 1916
Apr 2026
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1854 → returned at 1854
Apr 2020
2014
94th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 1919
Oct 2014
2010
100 career games
at age 52
Mar 2010
2009
66th Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1965
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+26
1854 → 1880
Tournaments
9
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
6W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/4 | #8 | 1152 | -35.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #19 | 2742 | +22.8 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1950 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #80 | 1769 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #89 | 1879 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2123 | +14.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #101 | 1945 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 2059 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #2 | 1909 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenning Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1811
+2 −1 =13
16 games·last met Feb 2016
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vsLars Aaman Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1868
+1 −3 =10
14 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsFlemming Skjoldager
🇩🇰DEN·1940
+2 −3 =7
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsPreben Dalberg
🇩🇰DEN·2036
+0 −5 =5
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsDaniel Bendixen
🇩🇰DEN·1926
+3 −4 =2
9 games·last met Oct 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#976
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#39,102
in continent
World
#53,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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