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Kistrup, Nicolai

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FIDEFIDE 1444816· Male· Denmark· Born in 2002

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Nicolai Kistrup, a 24-year-old Danish International Master, is rated 2380 and ranked 21st among Danish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 17 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Allsvenskan 2025-2026 Superettan r7-9, Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Nordsjaelland Weekend EMT 2026 - 1. Also played 2 rapid (including 2025 FIDE World Rapid Team Championship) and 2 blitz events (including 2025 FIDE World Blitz Team Championship Pool D) recently. His peak of 2423 was reached at age 22 (Oct 2024, Danish #13 at the time).

Awarded IM in 2024 (age 22) and FM in 2021 (age 19). Earned a GM norm at Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2024 - GM. At junior level, he reached World #88 in U14, World #15 in U12 and #2, #2, #2 and #1 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U10.

Current rating

2380

Standard

Rpd2220·Blz2248

All-time high

2423

43 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 22

Activity

105

games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo

78 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#21

#21 · Danish players · of 2,598

Career timeline

24 entries
2026
1,000 career games
at age 24
Feb 2026
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2024 4th FIDE Council
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2423
at age 22 · −43 from today
Oct 2024
Peak Danish rank: #13
at age 22 · rated 2421
Sep 2024
Crossed 2400
at age 22
Sep 2024
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 22
Sep 2024

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Copenhagen Chess Challenge 2025 - GM
perf 2429 (+64) · 5/9 · #5
Top opponent
vs Vladimir BaklanGM 2,554
Smuk Skak GM Tournament 2025 · Aug 2025 · +2.5 Elo
Evolution
+12
23682380
Tournaments
12
64 games
Score
37/ 6457.8%
26W22D16L

Last 12 months — tournaments

12 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Mar 20261.5/3#442394-0.1
Team
Jan 20261/3#1202266-4.2
Team
Jan 20262.5/3#92590+7.7
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#22447+5.5
Open Swiss
Dec 20255.5/7#22393+3.8
Team
Dec 20251/1#83168+5.0
Team
Nov 20251/3#692282-3.4
Team
Nov 20251.5/3#722375+0.4
Round-Robin
Aug 20253.5/9#82366-0.2
Round-Robin
Jul 20255/9#52429+7.7
Worst Elo result: Lince Andujar Chess Open 2025 (-15.8 Elo, finished #35).

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Rankings

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Denmark
#21
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#1,293
in continent
World
#2,036
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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2
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3
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2,590
4
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5
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2,559
6
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7
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2,490
8
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2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
21🇩🇰Kistrup, Nicolai2,380
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
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1293🇩🇰Kistrup, Nicolai2,380
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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2036🇩🇰Kistrup, Nicolai2,380