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Nielsen, Brian Holm
🇩🇰FIDE 1451472· Male· Denmark· Born in 1969
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Brian Holm Nielsen, a 57-year-old Danish player, is rated 1498. He has fluctuated between 1487 and 1534 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar, Kalundborg Vinter Weekend 2026 - 5, and 2HK Team 2025-26 December. He took a 34-month break between Jul 2021 and Jun 2024. His peak of 1534 was reached at age 57 (Jan 2026).
Current rating
1498
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1534
−36 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 57
Jan 2026 · age 57
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#186,505
#186,505 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
All-time peak 1534
at age 57 · −36 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 1500
at age 56
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+339 Elo)
1176 → 1515
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 55
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 55
Nov 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 55
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+11
1487 → 1498
Tournaments
5
16 games
Score
6/ 1637.5%
6W2D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/2 | #188 | 815 | -14.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/5 | #6 | 1305 | -21.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 2399 | +12.2 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 1936 | +42.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #163 | 2393 | -7.2 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMarcus Juul Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1768
+0 −9 =0
9 games·last met Nov 2018
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vsMads Dalgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1614
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsPreben Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1601
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsBent Moller
🇩🇰DEN·1534
+0 −7 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2019
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vsKristian Justesen
🇩🇰DEN·1686
+3 −3 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2019
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#2,511
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#117,479
in continent
World
#186,446
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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Denmark
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