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Nielsen, Jan

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FIDEFIDE 1464779· Male· Denmark· Born in 1972

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Jan Nielsen, a 54-year-old Danish player, is rated 1518 — just 15 short of his peak of 1533 (Mar 2024, age 52). He has held steady between 1500 and 1550 for 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Himmerlandsturneringen 2026 - 3, Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 5-7, and Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 1-4. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2024 and Nov 2025.

Current rating

1518

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1533

−15 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 52

Activity

6

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#178,714

#178,714 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

8 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+305 Elo)
1221 → 1526
Jul 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1526 → returned at 1525
Jul 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 52
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 52
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1533
at age 52 · −15 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
May 2023

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Jari Sorensen 1,607
Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 5-7 · Jan 2026 · +2.3 Elo
Evolution
-8
1526 → 1518
Tournaments
6
20 games
Score
6.5/ 2032.5%
4W5D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Himmerlandsturneringen 2026 - 3
Swiss
Apr 20263/4#61751-6.0
Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 5-7
Swiss
Jan 20261/3#101497-1.6
Aars Aaben Vinter 2025-2026 Round 1-4
Swiss
Nov 20251/3#121593+1.4
Aars Klub 2025 - 1 Round 7
Swiss
Nov 20250.5/1#101594+2.2
7HK Team 2025-26 Oct-Nov
Team
Oct 20250/1#1001081-2.2
Aars Klub 2025 - 1 Round 1-6
Swiss
Sep 20251/3#101470-0.8

Rankings

/
Denmark
#2,482
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#113,971
in continent
World
#178,672
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Denmark
1
🇩🇰Bjerre, Jonas BuhlFollow Jonas Buhl BjerreTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,626
2
🇩🇰Nielsen, Peter HeineFollow Peter Heine NielsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,614
3
🇩🇰Hansen, CurtFollow Curt HansenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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.
2,520
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
...
2482🇩🇰Nielsen, Jan1,518
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
4
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,744
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
7
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,728
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,721
9
🇦🇿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.
2,713
...
113971🇩🇰Nielsen, Jan1,518
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,841
2
🇺🇸Nakamura, HikaruFollow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
2
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,792
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
🇮🇳Erigaisi ArjunFollow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
178672🇩🇰Nielsen, Jan1,518