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Nielsen, Claus Maegaard
🇩🇰FIDE 1441841· Male· Denmark· Born in 1970
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Claus Maegaard Nielsen, a 56-year-old Danish player, is rated 1827. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 7 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Graasten Klub 2026 - 1 Round 3-5, Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Graasten Klub 2026 - 1 Round 1-2. His peak of 1895 was reached at age 54 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1827
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1895
−68 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 54
Mar 2024 · age 54
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#68,087
#68,087 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1819 → 1895
May 2024
All-time peak 1895
at age 54 · −68 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 52
Dec 2022
100 career games
at age 52
May 2022
2020
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1817 → returned at 1814
Nov 2020
2018
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-23
1850 → 1827
Tournaments
7
15 games
Score
6/ 1540.0%
3W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1923 | +6.4 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1951 | +6.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #47 | 1734 | -4.8 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #6 | 1137 | -14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #65 | 1753 | -6.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #74 | 1860 | +0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #153 | 1037 | -10.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGuido Heinemann
🇩🇪GER·1848
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Feb 2026
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vsHenrik Feldborg
🇩🇰DEN·1784
+2 −1 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsPeter Otten
🇩🇰DEN·1835
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met May 2026
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vsHans Jorgen Clausen
🇩🇰DEN·1756
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2024
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vsBent Bojsen
🇩🇰DEN·1906
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Oct 2020
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,276
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#49,596
in continent
World
#68,086
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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