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Nissen, Niels Peter
🇩🇰FIDE 1439855· Male· Denmark· Born in 1944
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Niels Peter Nissen, a 82-year-old Danish player, is rated 1794. He has slipped back 44 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Varde Foraar 2026 Round 6-7, Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Varde Foraar 2026 Round 3-5. Also played 2 rapid events (including DM Hurtigskak Hold 2025 - Senior) recently. His peak of 1858 was reached at age 80 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1794
Standard
Rpd1829·Blz—
All-time high
1858
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 80
Mar 2024 · age 80
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#78,301
#78,301 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
38th Danish 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1838
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+109 Elo)
1737 → 1846
Apr 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 80
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1858
at age 80 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2022
55th Danish 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1767
May 2022
2020
100 career games
at age 76
Dec 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-44
1838 → 1794
Tournaments
6
22 games
Score
6/ 2227.3%
4W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/3 | #9 | 1829 | -5.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 1859 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #4 | 1717 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/4 | #75 | 1584 | -25.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1891 | +3.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #95 | 1668 | -14.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJan Schou-Jorgensen
🇩🇰DEN·1832
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsPoul G. Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1980
+0 −3 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsAnders Christensen
🇩🇰DEN·1901
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHans Jorn Andresen
🇩🇰DEN·1967
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsBjarne Meldgaard Rasmussen
🇩🇰DEN·1856
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,450
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#56,621
in continent
World
#78,300
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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