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Nielsen, Ejgild
🇩🇰FIDE 1412639· Male· Denmark· Born in 1946
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Ejgild Nielsen, a 80-year-old Danish player, is rated 1823. He has slipped back 43 Elo over the past 12 months. 23 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include ASK Klubturnering 2025-2026 - 2 Round 7-9, 8HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 8HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 1908 was reached at age 78 (Jun 2024).
Current rating
1823
Standard
Rpd1878·Blz—
All-time high
1908
−85 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 78
Jun 2024 · age 78
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#69,258
#69,258 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
37th Danish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1905
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+107 Elo)
1798 → 1905
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1908
at age 78 · −85 from today
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Jan 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Dec 2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Apr 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-43
1866 → 1823
Tournaments
9
19 games
Score
7.5/ 1939.5%
4W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1986 | +14.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #110 | 1587 | -12.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #168 | 936 | -13.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #8 | 1098 | -8.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #128 | 1196 | -5.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2646 | +10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #44 | 1787 | -4.0 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1594 | -19.4 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #3 | 1827 | -5.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsBirger Hagstrom
🇩🇰DEN·1823
+7 −5 =3
15 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsDavid Christophersen
🇩🇰DEN·1850
+4 −5 =4
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsHans Samuelsen
🇩🇰DEN·1846
+4 −1 =7
12 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsSteen Rosenkilde
🇩🇰DEN·1837
+3 −1 =6
10 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsPer Settergren Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN·2072
+2 −7 =1
10 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Denmark
#1,302
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#50,394
in continent
World
#69,257
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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