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Nielsen, Michael
🇩🇰FIDE 1437372· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Michael Nielsen, a 56-year-old Danish player, is rated 1878 — just 26 short of his peak of 1904 (Apr 2026, age 56). He has fluctuated between 1858 and 1904 over the past 2 years. 40 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include KM Sjaelso Skakklub 2025-26 April, Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 2 Round 4-5, and Bronshoj Mesterskabet 2026 - 2 Round 1-3. Also played 1 blitz event (including B: OTVORENI MEDJUNARODNI BRZOPOTEZNI SAHOVSKI TURNIR 4. BLITZ HVAR 2025) recently. He took a 52-month break between Sep 2012 and Feb 2017.
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1822·Blz1872
All-time high
1904
−26 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 56
Apr 2026 · age 56
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
40 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,713
#53,713 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 56 · −26 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 54
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Apr 2022
Crossed 1800
at age 52
Jan 2022
2019
100 career games
at age 49
Dec 2019
Best 12-month gain (+166 Elo)
1605 → 1771
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
1880 → 1878
Tournaments
18
41 games
Score
21/ 4151.2%
17W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
18 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #10 | 1655 | -12.6 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2687 | +10.4 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #10 | 1056 | -23.2 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #5 | 1895 | +2.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2616 | +16.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #164 | 2712 | +11.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1971 | -0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #102 | 2093 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1961 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #139 | 1014 | -24.2 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#990
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#39,471
in continent
World
#53,712
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Denmark
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