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Nielsen, Poul Erik
🇩🇰FIDE 1426125· Male· Denmark· Born in 1952
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Poul Erik Nielsen, a 74-year-old Danish player, is rated 1757 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 48 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Hillerod Skakklub Klubmesterskab 2026 - 3 Round 6-7, ASK Klubturnering 2025-2026 - 3 Round 7-9, and Brohus XXIX dagturnering - 2 Round 1-2.
Current rating
1757
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1757
at best
Jun 2026 · age 74
Jun 2026 · age 74
Activity
43
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#90,214
#90,214 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 1757
at age 74
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1562 → 1719
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 72
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2023
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Sep 2020
100 career games
at age 68
Jun 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1717 → 1757
Tournaments
18
43 games
Score
21.5/ 4350.0%
14W15D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2017 | +22.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #6 | 1763 | -0.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #4 | 1871 | +10.6 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1964 | +13.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/3 | #165 | 1146 | -14.0 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #2 | 1788 | +8.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/3 | #3 | 1717 | +1.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #162 | 1130 | -4.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #1 | 1899 | +14.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #2 | 1871 | +8.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOle Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1661
+1 −6 =13
20 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsTorben W. Jensen
🇳🇴NOR·1698
+5 −8 =1
14 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsHenrik Damm
🇩🇰DEN·1648
+3 −2 =9
14 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPeter Langer
🇩🇰DEN·1686
+1 −2 =10
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsSteen Hagstrom
🇩🇰DEN·1704
+1 −3 =5
9 games·last met Dec 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,642
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#64,573
in continent
World
#90,212
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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Denmark
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