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Nielsen, Poul Erik
🇩🇰FIDE 1452150· Male· Denmark· Born in 1951
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Poul Erik Nielsen, a 75-year-old Danish player, is rated 1769. He has fluctuated between 1741 and 1802 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Graasten Klub 2026 - 2 Round 3-5, Alssund Foraarsturnering 2026 - 1 Round 1-4, and Graasten Klub 2026 - 2 Round 1-2. His peak of 1802 was reached at age 75 (Mar 2026).
Current rating
1769
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1802
−33 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 75
Mar 2026 · age 75
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,186
#86,186 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
100 career games
at age 75
Jun 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 75
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1802
at age 75 · −33 from today
Mar 2026
2020
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1630 → returned at 1639
Nov 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 69
Feb 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1443 → 1656
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1750 → 1769
Tournaments
10
26 games
Score
14.5/ 2655.8%
10W9D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1786 | +1.8 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #3 | 1745 | -4.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/3 | #6 | 1661 | -11.4 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #8 | 1602 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2466 | +11.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #14 | 1837 | +1.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/1 | #4 | 2571 | +0.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2525 | +19.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 2/3 | #2 | 1903 | +12.6 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 1865 | +6.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHans Jorgen Clausen
🇩🇰DEN·1756
+0 −2 =5
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsJonas B Clausen
🇩🇰DEN·1914
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSteen Jensen
🇩🇰DEN·1753
+3 −0 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsHenning Staugaard
🇩🇰DEN·1601
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsBorge Juulsgaard
🇩🇰DEN·1775
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Nov 2025
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Rankings
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Denmark
#1,582
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#61,911
in continent
World
#86,184
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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