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LN
Lund, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1437038· Male· Denmark· Born in 1953
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Niels Lund, a 73-year-old Danish player, is rated 1679. He has held steady between 1650 and 1700 for 7 months. 28 rated games in the past year (≈20/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Odense Skakklub Foraar 2026 Round 1-4, Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 2 Round 5-7, and 3HK Team 2025-26 Mar. His peak of 1715 was reached at age 72 (Jan 2025).
Current rating
1679
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1715
−36 pts below
Jan 2025 · age 72
Jan 2025 · age 72
Activity
22
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#117,510
#117,510 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+233 Elo)
1482 → 1715
Jan 2025
All-time peak 1715
at age 72 · −36 from today
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 71
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Nov 2022
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 64
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1696 → 1679
Tournaments
11
28 games
Score
11.5/ 2841.1%
9W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 2/3 | #6 | 1933 | +20.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/4 | #9 | 1541 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/3 | #13 | 1481 | -13.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #54 | 2432 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1813 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #152 | 1830 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #13 | 1568 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/1 | #42 | 2578 | +12.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #8 | 1437 | -18.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #8 | 919 | -9.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsClaus Borsen
🇩🇰DEN·1560
+5 −3 =10
18 games·last met May 2025
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vsKristen Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN
+12 −1 =1
14 games·last met May 2024
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vsVilly Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1567
+11 −2 =1
14 games·last met Jun 2019
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vsChristian Winther
🇩🇰DEN·1807
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Oct 2017
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vsArne Christiansen
🇩🇰DEN·1740
+5 −5 =1
11 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,998
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#81,769
in continent
World
#117,505
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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