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Nielsen, Benny
🇩🇰INACTIVE · since October 2024FIDE 1445111· Male· Denmark· Born in 1942
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Benny Nielsen, a 84-year-old Danish player. He has not played a rated game since October 2024. Recent standard appearances include Brohus XXIX dagturnering - 4 Round 1-2, Brohus XXVII dagturnering - 5 Round 1-4, and Brohus XXVI dagturnering - 5 Round 5. His peak of 1449 was reached at age 82 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
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unranked
Rpd1546·Blz—
All-time high
1449
−1449 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 82
Mar 2024 · age 82
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
Occasional
Signature stat
#2,677
Denmark
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1406 → still inactive
Oct 2024
Best 12-month gain (+312 Elo)
1122 → 1434
Apr 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 82
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1200
at age 82
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1449
at age 82 · −43 from today
Mar 2024
2021
Re-crossed 1200
at age 79
Jul 2021
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
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Most-Played Opponents
vsSteffen Schwalbe
🇩🇰DEN·1404
+5 −6 =9
20 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsErik Holm
🇩🇰DEN·1550
+4 −12 =1
17 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsFinn Eldor
🇩🇰DEN·1576
+3 −7 =3
13 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsHans Henrik Hviid
🇩🇰DEN·1452
+6 −7 =0
13 games·last met Jan 2020
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vsJan Pedersen
🇩🇰DEN·1545
+0 −9 =2
11 games·last met Feb 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#2,677
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#122,738
in continent
World
#187,852
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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