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Jakobsen, Niels Nybo

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FIDEFIDE 1448820· Male· Denmark· Born in 1956

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Niels Nybo Jakobsen, a 70-year-old Danish player, is rated 2055 — just 16 short of his peak of 2071 (Jan 2024, age 68) and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 32 months (2017–2020) and 19 months (2022–2023). Recent standard appearances include Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March, Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb, and Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December. Also played 1 rapid event (including Fredericia Chess Rapid 2026 - 1) recently.

Current rating

2055

Standard

Rpd2107·Blz2023

All-time high

2071

−16 pts below
Jan 2024 · age 68

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 9%

#20,185 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+38 Elo)
2020 → 2058
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Mar 2025
2024
All-time peak 2071
at age 68 · −16 from today
Jan 2024
2023
28th Danish 65-70 player
at age 67 · rated 2060
Dec 2023
2022
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2045 → returned at 2060
Apr 2022
2021
37th Danish 60-65 player
at age 65 · rated 2055
Dec 2021

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jens Christian Leimand 2,188
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb · Jan 2026 · +3.6 Elo
Evolution
+9
2046 → 2055
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
4/ 666.7%
2W4D0L
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March
Team
Mar 20260.5/1#2442004-1.4
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20261/2#942005-2.2
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 December
Team
Dec 20251/1#312727+6.6
Sydjysk HK Team 2025-26 November
Team
Nov 20251.5/2#372125+4.6

Rankings

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Denmark
#333
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#14,803
in continent
World
#20,185
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
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
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2,478
10
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2,475
...
333🇩🇰Jakobsen, Niels Nybo2,055
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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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14803🇩🇰Jakobsen, Niels Nybo2,055
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
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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20185🇩🇰Jakobsen, Niels Nybo2,055