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Nielsen-Refs, Karl-Emil Elmer
CM🇩🇰FIDE 1452797· Male· Denmark· Born in 2007
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Karl-Emil Elmer Nielsen-Refs, a 19-year-old Danish Candidate Master, is rated 2189 and sitting in the top 4% of Danish players, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 53 rated games in the past year (≈60/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DM i Skak 2026 - Kandidat, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Danish Team Ch. 2025-26 March. Also played 1 rapid (including DM Hurtigskak 2025 - 1) and 2 blitz events (including DM Lynskak 2025 - 1) recently. His peak of 2239 was reached at age 17 (Jun 2024, Danish #78 at the time).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 17). At junior level, he reached #4, #1, #2, #3, #5 and #9 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2189
Standard
Rpd2098·Blz1955
All-time high
2239
−50 pts below
Jun 2024 · age 17
Jun 2024 · age 17
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#117 · Danish players · of 2,593
Career timeline
23 entries2026
4th Danish U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2170
Apr 2026
500 career games
at age 19
Mar 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Oct 2025
2024
1st Danish U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2239
Aug 2024
Peak Danish rank: #78
at age 17 · rated 2239
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+94
2095 → 2189
Tournaments
15
59 games
Score
30.5/ 5951.7%
21W19D19L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Jun 2026 | 3/5 | #2 | 2264 | +10.8 |
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 5/7 | #2 | 2312 | +28.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #11 | 2105 | -10.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #108 | 2933 | +9.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #286 | 2167 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #341 | 2947 | -10.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #12 | 2244 | +8.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/4 | #14 | 2133 | -11.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #139 | 2057 | -14.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/3 | #206 | 2183 | -2.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsNoah Krug Wahlgreen
🇩🇰DEN·2196
+3 −7 =5
15 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsDaniel Tuk Hartso Jarlskov
🇩🇰DEN·2143
+3 −5 =1
9 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsAnton Bonsvig Wehding
🇩🇰DEN·2073
+7 −1 =1
9 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsIngrid Elmer Nielsen-Refs
🇩🇰DEN·1704
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Jun 2021
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vsLukas Iskos
🇩🇰DEN·2132
+3 −1 =4
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Denmark
#117
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#6,178
in continent
World
#8,776
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Denmark
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