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Nielsen, Kurt Sogaard
🇩🇰FIDE 1433288· Male· Denmark· Born in 1950
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Kurt Sogaard Nielsen, a 76-year-old Danish player, is rated 1791 — just 19 short of his peak of 1810 (Jan 2015, age 65). He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, 1HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and 1HK Team 2025-26 December. Also played 1 rapid event (including Skovbo Hurtigturnering November 2025 - 3) recently.
Current rating
1791
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz—
All-time high
1810
−19 pts below
Jan 2015 · age 65
Jan 2015 · age 65
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#79,201
#79,201 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2026
70th Danish 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 1810
Mar 2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 76
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 75
Nov 2025
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1597 → 1769
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 74
Mar 2024
2018
100 career games
at age 68
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1768 → 1791
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
7W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #419 | 1019 | -19.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #53 | 2013 | +11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #8 | 2003 | +11.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/4 | #93 | 1659 | -14.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #2 | 2029 | +32.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOhran Alic
🇩🇰DEN·1842
+0 −4 =4
8 games·last met Nov 2023
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vsKaj Refsgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1699
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Oct 2022
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vsKurt Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1632
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsKai Gylling Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1758
+1 −4 =1
6 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHenning Sogaard Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1502
+4 −0 =2
6 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,463
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#57,208
in continent
World
#79,199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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