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van den Brink, Nienke
🇩🇰FIDE 1452568· Female· Denmark· Born in 2004
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Nienke Van Den Brink, a 22-year-old Danish player, is rated 2012 — just 15 short of her peak of 2027 (Nov 2025, age 21). She is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 87 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Kronborg Chess Open 2026 - WIM, Hillerod Skakklub Klubmesterskab 2026 - 1 Round 6-7, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open.
At junior level, she reached #8, #8, #8, #3 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2012
Standard
Rpd1907·Blz—
All-time high
2027
−15 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 21
Nov 2025 · age 21
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
82 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#25,678
#25,678 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
Apr 2026
2025
47th Danish 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2027
Nov 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Nov 2025
All-time peak 2027
at age 21 · −15 from today
Nov 2025
2024
8th Danish U20 player
at age 20 · rated 1985
Dec 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+51
1961 → 2012
Tournaments
19
82 games
Score
40/ 8248.8%
26W28D28L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2086 | +17.2 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 2198 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/9 | #884 | 1894 | -29.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #23 | 2085 | +9.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #282 | 1870 | -5.6 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 4/4 | #1 | 2676 | +31.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/8 | #9 | 2007 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #114 | 2111 | +3.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #243 | 2698 | +7.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/5 | #15 | 1899 | -13.8 |
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Rankings
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Denmark
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out of 2,627 players
Europe
#18,965
in continent
World
#25,678
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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