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Zimmermann-Nielsen, Erik
🇩🇰FIDE 1461826· Male· Denmark· Born in 1964
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Erik Zimmermann-Nielsen, a 62-year-old Danish player, is rated 1709 — just 27 short of his peak of 1736 (May 2024, age 60). He is on a steady climb with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈22/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include LF Foraar 2026 - 2 Round 1-4, Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 3 Round 5-7, and Fynsmesterskabet 2026 - 3 Round 4.
Current rating
1709
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1736
−27 pts below
May 2024 · age 60
May 2024 · age 60
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,659
#106,659 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+213 Elo)
1511 → 1724
Dec 2024
All-time peak 1736
at age 60 · −27 from today
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 60
Mar 2024
2019
100 career games
at age 55
Dec 2019
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Apr 2017
2016
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+19
1690 → 1709
Tournaments
11
24 games
Score
16/ 2466.7%
13W6D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jun 2026 | 0/1 | #12 | 958 | -8.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/3 | #1 | 2444 | +16.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #2 | 1656 | 0.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2393 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #78 | 2398 | +7.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #4 | 2313 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #149 | 861 | -11.2 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2.5/2 | #3 | 2388 | +8.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #142 | 873 | -10.6 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #3 | 1809 | +5.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsKristen Sorensen
🇩🇰DEN
+12 −0 =1
13 games·last met Jan 2026
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vsClaus Borsen
🇩🇰DEN·1560
+5 −4 =3
12 games·last met May 2026
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vsNiels Lund
🇩🇰DEN·1679
+4 −4 =3
11 games·last met Apr 2024
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vsVilly Nielsen
🇩🇰DEN·1567
+9 −0 =0
9 games·last met Jun 2019
View head-to-head →
vsSune Zimmerman
🇩🇰DEN·1520
+5 −0 =2
7 games·last met Jan 2026
View head-to-head →
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,865
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#75,154
in continent
World
#106,656
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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