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Nielsen, Thorkild Borup
🇩🇰FIDE 1417444· Male· Denmark· Born in 1969
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Thorkild Borup Nielsen, a 57-year-old Danish player, is rated 2017. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 19 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 December. His peak of 2078 was reached at age 45 (Jun 2014).
Current rating
2017
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2078
−61 pts below
Jun 2014 · age 45
Jun 2014 · age 45
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,974
#24,974 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
66th Danish 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2023
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
1966 → 2011
Jan 2025
2024
75th Danish 50-55 player
at age 55 · rated 2000
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 55
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1960 → returned at 1966
Apr 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 49
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+1
2016 → 2017
Tournaments
5
10 games
Score
5/ 1050.0%
2W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #270 | 1926 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #133 | 2047 | +1.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #179 | 1905 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #108 | 2207 | +10.2 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1981 | -3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsErling Hoiberg
🇩🇰DEN·2071
+0 −0 =7
7 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMads O. Svendsen
🇩🇰DEN·2137
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2018
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vsJens Lund Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1839
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met May 2019
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vsHolger Vestergaard
🇩🇰DEN·1929
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsSteen Juul Mortensen
🇩🇰DEN·1903
+1 −1 =3
5 games·last met Sep 2018
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#420
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#18,424
in continent
World
#24,974
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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