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Nielsen, Michael V.

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FIDEFIDE 1443640· Male· Denmark· Born in 1985

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Michael V. Nielsen, a 41-year-old Danish player, is rated 1737 — just 22 short of his peak of 1759 (Nov 2015, age 30). He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 15-month break between Dec 2012 and Apr 2014. Recent standard appearances include 3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, 3HK Team 2025-26 December, and 3HK Team 2025-26 October.

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1759

−22 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 30

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

13 entries
2026
76th Danish 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 1737
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1556 → 1721
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 39
Mar 2024
2022
72nd Danish 35-40 player
at age 37 · rated 1592
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 1600
at age 35
Mar 2020
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 31
Dec 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Philip Sorensen 1,534
3HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov · Oct 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-5
1742 → 1737
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
4.5/ 675.0%
4W1D1L
Top 2 wins
1.[W]vsPhilip Sorensen1,534·3HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov·R2·+4.5
2.[W]vsRobert Crawford1,446·3HK Team 2025-26 December·R1·+3.1
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJohnni Hjort Danielsen1,682·3HK Team 2025-26 October·R1·-11.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
3HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20262.5/1#1362481-1.2
3HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#452246+3.0
3HK Team 2025-26 October
Team
Oct 20250/1#136882-11.6
3HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov
Team
Oct 20251/1#432334+4.6

Rankings

/
Denmark
#1,730
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
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2,626
2
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2,614
3
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2,590
4
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2,579
5
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2,559
6
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2,520
7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
1730🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael V.1,737
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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69046🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael V.1,737
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
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2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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97067🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael V.1,737