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Nielsen, Lars
🇩🇰FIDE 1428373· Male· Denmark· Born in 1962
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Lars Nielsen, a 64-year-old Danish player, is rated 1917. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 15 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Norresundby Klub 2025-2026 Round 10-11, 7HK Team 2025-26 Feb-Mar, and Norresundby Klub 2025-2026 Round 7-9. His peak of 2121 was reached at age 46 (Oct 2008).
Current rating
1917
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2121
−204 pts below
Oct 2008 · age 46
Oct 2008 · age 46
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#43,964
#43,964 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
88th Danish 60-65 player
at age 64 · rated 1929
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+152 Elo)
1744 → 1896
Feb 2025
2020
7-month rising streak
+36 Elo
Apr 2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1850 → returned at 1831
Apr 2020
2017
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2017
2013
82nd Danish 50-55 player
at age 51 · rated 1975
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1904 → 1917
Tournaments
8
20 games
Score
12.5/ 2062.5%
8W9D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #21 | 1722 | -7.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #50 | 2612 | -4.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #7 | 1970 | +8.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2561 | +12.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #16 | 1755 | -15.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/5 | #1 | 2001 | +13.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #22 | 2080 | +4.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2291 | +1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsArne Hove
🇩🇰DEN·1925
+6 −4 =8
18 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsOle Rysgaard Madsen
🇩🇰DEN·1889
+2 −6 =5
13 games·last met Oct 2021
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vsHenning Larsen
🇩🇰DEN·1884
+3 −2 =7
12 games·last met Jan 2022
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vsKarsten Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1866
+5 −2 =2
9 games·last met Nov 2019
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vsPer Jacobsen
🇩🇰DEN·1481
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#786
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#32,427
in continent
World
#43,963
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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