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Skou, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1413155· Male· Denmark· Born in 1961
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Niels Skou, a 65-year-old Danish player, is rated 2049 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 35 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KSU 2. Dagturnering 2026 - 1 Round 1-3, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. Also played 1 blitz event (including OBRO Klubmesterskab Lyn 2025) recently. He took a 36-month break between Apr 2007 and May 2010. His peak of 2157 was reached at age 51 (Jan 2012).
Current rating
2049
Standard
Rpd2124·Blz2008
All-time high
2157
−108 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 51
Jan 2012 · age 51
Activity
34
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#20,907 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2025
500 career games
at age 64
Jun 2025
2023
20th Danish 60-65 player
at age 62 · rated 2132
Apr 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 62
Feb 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 61
Oct 2022
2019
31st Danish 55-60 player
at age 58 · rated 2101
Nov 2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 58
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-40
2089 → 2049
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
9.5/ 2047.5%
7W5D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/2 | #15 | 1996 | -1.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 2071 | +3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #375 | 1389 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #64 | 2275 | +12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #238 | 2045 | +0.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #218 | 1339 | -8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #319 | 1353 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/8 | #133 | 1945 | -30.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoren Bech HansenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2275
+3 −6 =1
10 games·last met May 2026
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vsThomas Tange Jepsen
🇩🇰DEN·2023
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met May 2019
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vsUno SkonnordCM
🇩🇰DEN·2158
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsViktor Haarmark NielsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2417
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsSvend Kjems Hove
🇩🇰DEN·1855
+4 −1 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#349
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#15,346
in continent
World
#20,907
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Europe
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