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Nielsen, Michael Volstrup
🇩🇰FIDE 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
Aug 2025 · age 57
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#34,834
#34,834 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-23
1982 → 1959
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
7W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2759 | +10.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #11 | 1955 | 0.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #172 | 1290 | -6.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1 | 1728 | -5.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #67 | 2075 | +3.0 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #3 | 1882 | -5.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #136 | 1318 | -6.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/2 | #105 | 1864 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2480 | +3.2 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #5 | 1918 | -13.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSigurd Marthendal
🇩🇰DEN·1930
+6 −5 =6
17 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsHenning Erik Andersen
🇩🇰DEN·1841
+6 −3 =6
15 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsJens Peter Petersen
🇩🇰DEN·1740
+10 −1 =1
12 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJeppe Hansen
🇩🇰DEN·1801
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Feb 2018
View head-to-head →
vsHenning Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·2011
+0 −5 =0
5 games·last met Nov 2025
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Denmark
#611
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#25,752
in continent
World
#34,833
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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