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Kistrup, Nicolai
IM🇩🇰FIDE 1444816· Male· Denmark· Born in 2002
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Nicolai Kistrup, a 24-year-old Danish International Master, is rated 2399 — just 24 short of his peak of 2423 (Oct 2024, age 22) and ranked 18th among Danish players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 16 months. 78 rated games in the past year (≈76/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. He reached Danish #13 in Sep 2024.
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
2399
Standard
Rpd2220·Blz2248
All-time high
2423
−24 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 22
Oct 2024 · age 22
Activity
105
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#18
#18 · Danish players · of 2,593
Career timeline
24 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+31
2368 → 2399
Tournaments
13
73 games
Score
44.5/ 7361.0%
32W25D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 7.5/9 | #2 | 2568 | +18.9 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #44 | 2394 | -0.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #120 | 2266 | -4.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2.5/3 | #9 | 2590 | +7.7 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2447 | +5.5 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #2 | 2393 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 3168 | +5.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #69 | 2282 | -3.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/3 | #72 | 2375 | +0.4 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 3.5/9 | #8 | 2366 | -0.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMikkel Manosri JacobsenFM
🇩🇰DEN·2366
+8 −7 =5
20 games·last met Oct 2024
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vsViktor Haarmark NielsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2417
+4 −4 =6
14 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsJonny HectorGM
🇸🇪SWE·2415
+6 −3 =2
11 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsMartin Haubro-SuppanzIM
🇩🇰DEN·2375
+3 −6 =2
11 games·last met Jul 2025
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vsFilip Boe OlsenIM
🇩🇰DEN·2475
+2 −5 =3
10 games·last met Jan 2026
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Rankings
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Denmark
#18
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#1,065
in continent
World
#1,687
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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