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Nelsen, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 16242084· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Alexander Nelsen, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1847 — just 26 short of his peak of 1873 (Mar 2024, age 39). He is currently in the 1800–1850 range. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Anton (Toni) Winkels Gedaechtnisturnier 2025 and 12. Krefelder Pfingst-Open 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1847
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1873
−26 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 39
Mar 2024 · age 39
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#62,283
#62,283 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1778 → 1873
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1873
at age 39 · −26 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1788 → returned at 1865
Jul 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 37
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1756 → returned at 1765
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1865 → 1847
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,680
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#45,538
in continent
World
#62,282
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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