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Nielsen, Michael Volstrup

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FIDEFIDE 1454749· Male· Denmark· Born in 1968

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Michael Volstrup Nielsen, a 58-year-old Danish player, is rated 1959 — just 25 short of his peak of 1984 (Aug 2025, age 57). He has fluctuated between 1925 and 1984 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈27/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Guldborgsund Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 6, Guldborgsund Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 5, and 2HK Team 2025-26 Mar.

Current rating

1959

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1984

−25 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 57

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#34,832

#34,832 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
90th Danish 55-60 player
at age 57 · rated 1984
Sep 2025
All-time peak 1984
at age 57 · −25 from today
Aug 2025
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1908 → returned at 1895
Apr 2020
2019
7-month rising streak
+40 Elo
May 2019
2018
100 career games
at age 50
Mar 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1827 → 1922
May 2017

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50
perf 2111 (+127) · 4/6 · #28
Top opponent
vs Joachim SolbergFM 2,151
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 50 · Jul 2025 · +4.5 Elo
Evolution
-23
1982 → 1959
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
7W9D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 11
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Guldborgsund Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 6
Swiss
Apr 20261/1#62759+10.8
Guldborgsund Klubmesterskab 2025-26 Round 5
Swiss
Mar 20260.5/1#1119550.0
2HK Team 2025-26 Mar
Team
Mar 20260/1#1721290-6.4
Guldborgsund Spil naar du kan Round 4
Swiss
Jan 20260.5/1#11728-5.8
2HK Team 2025-26 Jan-Feb
Team
Jan 20260.5/1#672075+3.0

Rankings

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Denmark
#609
out of 2,633 players
Europe
#25,754
in continent
World
#34,832
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
🇩🇰Thybo, Jesper SondergaardFollow Jesper Sondergaard ThyboTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,579
5
🇩🇰Andersen, MadsFollow Mads AndersenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,559
6
🇩🇰Chatalbashev, BorisFollow Boris ChatalbashevTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,530
7
🇩🇰Hansen, Sune BergFollow Sune Berg HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,490
8
🇩🇰Rasmussen, Allan StigFollow Allan Stig RasmussenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,482
9
🇩🇰Ochsner, Bjorn MollerFollow Bjorn Moller OchsnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,478
10
🇩🇰Olsen, Filip BoeFollow Filip Boe OlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,475
...
609🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael Volstrup1,959
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
25754🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael Volstrup1,959
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
34832🇩🇰Nielsen, Michael Volstrup1,959