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Nielsen, Johannes Smedegaard
🇩🇰FIDE 1472860· Male· Denmark· Born in 2011
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Johannes Smedegaard Nielsen, a 15-year-old Danish player, is rated 1765 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +89 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Amager Skakforenings aabne klubturnering 2026 Round 5-7, 1HK Team 2025-26 Mar, and Amager Skakforenings aabne klubturnering 2026 Round 3-4.
At junior level, he reached #21, #15 and #5 nationally in U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1603
All-time high
1765
at best
May 2026 · age 15
May 2026 · age 15
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
21st Danish U16 player
at age 15 · rated 1765
May 2026
All-time peak 1765
at age 15
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 14
Oct 2025
15th Danish U14 player
at age 14 · rated 1694
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+336 Elo)
1339 → 1675
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 13
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+101
1664 → 1765
Tournaments
10
28 games
Score
15.5/ 2855.4%
12W7D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #10 | 2417 | +43.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #3 | 1974 | +42.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #25 | 1669 | -4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #286 | 1544 | -37.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #24 | 2636 | +6.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #42 | 2616 | +27.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 2/1 | #174 | 2362 | +14.0 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 0/2 | #32 | 951 | -31.2 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 2.5/3 | #13 | 2141 | -19.2 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/5 | #9 | 1887 | +59.6 |
Rankings
/
Denmark
#1,596
out of 2,627 players
Europe
#62,834
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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