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Nykjaer, Jess
🇩🇰FIDE 1427288· Male· Denmark· Born in 1972
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Jess Nykjaer, a 54-year-old Danish player, is rated 1946. He is currently in the 1900–1950 range. 26 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DM i Skak 2026 - KP1-1, Sydostfyn Nytaar 2026 - 1 Round 3-5, and 3HK Team 2025-26 Mar. Also played 1 rapid (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 1) and 1 blitz events (including Paaskelyn - 2) recently. His peak of 2028 was reached at age 37 (Apr 2009).
Current rating
1946
Standard
Rpd1936·Blz1976
All-time high
2028
−82 pts below
Apr 2009 · age 37
Apr 2009 · age 37
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,473
#37,473 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2024
69th Danish 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 1993
Apr 2024
2022
76th Danish 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 1961
Apr 2022
2018
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1957 → 2013
Apr 2018
7-month rising streak
+34 Elo
Apr 2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 46
Jan 2018
2017
78th Danish 40-45 player
at age 45 · rated 1991
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1948 → 1946
Tournaments
9
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
5W18D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #14 | 1917 | -6.0 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1970 | +0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #96 | 1866 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #2 | 1927 | -1.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #66 | 1910 | -2.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 3/5 | #2 | 1973 | +3.8 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #82 | 1981 | +1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #69 | 2129 | +4.8 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 1973 | +3.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJohn Frederiksen
🇩🇰DEN·2116
+1 −5 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsArne Bech Madsen
🇩🇰DEN·1831
+1 −1 =4
6 games·last met Oct 2018
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vsAnton Kjeldsen
🇩🇰DEN·1857
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2017
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vsKristoffer DyrgaardFM
🇩🇰DEN·2257
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Oct 2016
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vsAndrew Velarde
🇩🇰DEN·1848
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#669
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#27,693
in continent
World
#37,472
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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