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Falsig, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1416081· Male· Denmark· Born in 1944
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Niels Falsig, a 82-year-old Danish player, is rated 1832. He is progressing steadily with +25 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 15. Grenzturnering 2025-2026 Round 6-7, 15. Grenzturnering 2025-2026 Round 4-5, and 15. Grenzturnering 2025-2026 Round 3. His peak of 1982 was reached at age 70 (Dec 2014).
Current rating
1832
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1982
−150 pts below
Dec 2014 · age 70
Dec 2014 · age 70
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#66,617
#66,617 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
48th Danish 80+ player
at age 82 · rated 1832
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+120 Elo)
1740 → 1860
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
2022
58th Danish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1755
Apr 2022
2019
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Nov 2019
100 career games
at age 75
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+25
1807 → 1832
Tournaments
5
9 games
Score
5/ 955.6%
3W4D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #10 | 1915 | +5.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1805 | -2.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2572 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2694 | +12.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #9 | 1835 | +1.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHelge Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·2044
+0 −10 =1
11 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsGuido Heinemann
🇩🇪GER·1848
+4 −2 =3
9 games·last met Dec 2023
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vsMichel Langner
🇩🇪GER·1904
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsEivind Palm
🇩🇰DEN·1747
+6 −0 =2
8 games·last met Sep 2024
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vsDieter Kroeger
🇩🇪GER·1945
+2 −2 =3
7 games·last met May 2026
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Rankings
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Denmark
#1,242
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#48,565
in continent
World
#66,616
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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