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Almtoft, Niels Kristian
🇩🇰FIDE 1416871· Male· Denmark· Born in 1973
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Niels Kristian Almtoft, a 53-year-old Danish player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 15 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 9HK Team 2025-26 Mar, Kjellerup EMT 2026 - 1, and 9HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 2104 was reached at age 46 (Feb 2019).
Current rating
2060
Standard
Rpd2068·Blz—
All-time high
2104
−44 pts below
Feb 2019 · age 46
Feb 2019 · age 46
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
37th Danish 50-55 player
at age 53 · rated 2094
Mar 2026
Best 12-month gain (+49 Elo)
2045 → 2094
Mar 2026
2023
49th Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2051
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2026 → returned at 2028
Nov 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 46
Feb 2019
All-time peak 2104
at age 46 · −44 from today
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2080 → 2060
Tournaments
5
14 games
Score
6.5/ 1446.4%
4W5D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1882 | -24.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2628 | +3.6 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #6 | 1791 | -37.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2660 | +8.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #26 | 2679 | +4.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSoren Ladegaard
🇩🇰DEN·2040
+3 −5 =7
15 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsClaus Rossen
🇩🇰DEN·2148
+3 −8 =4
15 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLars Breinholt Agger
🇩🇰DEN·1858
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsFrode Meldgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1887
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsLars Schoning
🇩🇰DEN·2000
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Feb 2020
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Rankings
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Denmark
#318
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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