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Nielsen, Kai Sten
🇩🇰FIDE 1428292· Male· Denmark· Born in 1945
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Kai Sten Nielsen, a 81-year-old Danish player, is rated 1987. He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 14 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Naestved Klub 2026 - 1 Round 2-5, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb. His peak of 2162 was reached at age 64 (Jul 2009).
Current rating
1987
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2162
−175 pts below
Jul 2009 · age 64
Jul 2009 · age 64
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,636
#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
12th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1987
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1950 → 2009
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 79
Apr 2024
2022
15th Danish 75-80 player
at age 77 · rated 2017
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2005 → returned at 2004
Nov 2020
2017
15th Danish 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 2072
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
1995 → 1987
Tournaments
6
19 games
Score
7/ 1936.8%
5W4D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 2113 | +14.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #357 | 1115 | -12.2 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #6 | 1433 | -12.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #33 | 2703 | +15.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #129 | 2805 | +11.0 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 1/7 | #9 | 1836 | -25.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikkel StrangeFM
🇩🇰DEN·2338
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsNils Linde OlsenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2144
+2 −10 =1
13 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsThomas ChristensenCM
🇩🇰DEN·2101
+2 −7 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsPer Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·2063
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met May 2024
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vsMalik LindholtCM
🇩🇰DEN·2201
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Feb 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#520
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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