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Nielsen, Christian Volmer
🇩🇰FIDE 1419102· Male· Denmark· Born in 1957
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Christian Volmer Nielsen, a 69-year-old Danish player, is rated 1968. He has slipped back 31 Elo over the past 12 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Aalborg Skakforenings Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 6-7, Aalborg Skakforenings Klub Foraar 2026 - 1 Round 4-5, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 1 blitz event (including Open Blitz Tournament WSTCC 2026) recently. His peak of 2042 was reached at age 57 (Apr 2014).
Current rating
1968
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1922
All-time high
2042
−74 pts below
Apr 2014 · age 57
Apr 2014 · age 57
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#33,071
#33,071 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+52 Elo)
1960 → 2012
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 68
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 67
Jan 2024
2023
45th Danish 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 1994
Dec 2023
100 career games
at age 66
Nov 2023
2020
47th Danish 60-65 player
at age 63 · rated 1997
Oct 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-31
1999 → 1968
Tournaments
11
28 games
Score
12.5/ 2844.6%
6W13D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #147 | 1929 | -15.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #17 | 1750 | -9.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2098 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #247 | 2056 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #5 | 2087 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #271 | 1784 | -10.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #192 | 1825 | -4.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1870 | -10.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #280 | 1810 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2210 | +10.6 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#574
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#24,447
in continent
World
#33,070
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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