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Nielsen, Niels
🇩🇰FIDE 1443658· Male· Denmark· Born in 1959
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Niels Nielsen, a 67-year-old Danish player, is rated 1717. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Odense Skakklub Onsdags Foraar-Sommer 2026 - 2 Round 1-5, Odense Skakklub Onsdags Foraar 2026, and 3HK Team 2025-26 Mar. His peak of 1790 was reached at age 65 (Apr 2024).
Current rating
1717
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1790
−73 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 65
Apr 2024 · age 65
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#103,816
#103,816 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 65 · −73 from today
Apr 2024
Best 12-month gain (+157 Elo)
1632 → 1789
Mar 2024
2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 61
Mar 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1661 → returned at 1648
Mar 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 60
Jan 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 58
Dec 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-56
1773 → 1717
Tournaments
11
32 games
Score
12.5/ 3239.1%
6W15D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #3 | 1777 | +9.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/5 | #17 | 1493 | -29.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #57 | 2254 | +3.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #7 | 1692 | -3.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1996 | +14.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #93 | 1736 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #16 | 1753 | +1.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #129 | 968 | -9.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #111 | 848 | -12.8 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 0.5/3 | #19 | 1589 | -10.4 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,825
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#73,372
in continent
World
#103,813
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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