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Nikolajsen, Ingolf

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FIDEFIDE 1427474· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945

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Ingolf Nikolajsen, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 1996 — just 30 short of his peak of 2026 (Jan 2019, age 74). He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2009–2013) and 31 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December and Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 November.

Current rating

1996

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2026

−30 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 74

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#28,128

#28,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
10th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1996
Jun 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 80
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
1977 → 2007
Feb 2024
2023
11th Danish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 2010
Dec 2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 78
Apr 2023
2019
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 2008 → returned at 2002
Apr 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Helge Andersen 2,053
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December · Dec 2025 · +1.6 Elo
Evolution
-6
2002 → 1996
Tournaments
2
3 games
Score
0.5/ 316.7%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
1.[D]vsHelge Andersen2,053·Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December·R1·+1.6
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMorten Jensby2,071·Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 November·R6·-7.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20250.5/1#682053+1.6
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20250/1#1721271-8.0

Rankings

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Denmark
#486
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#20,785
in continent
World
#28,128
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2
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3
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2,590
4
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,520
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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28128🇩🇰Nikolajsen, Ingolf1,996