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Truelson, Nels
🇺🇸FIDE 2006766· Male· United States of America· Born in 1955
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Nels Truelson, a 71-year-old American player, is rated 1945. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 9 months. 14 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2025 South Dakota Governor's Cup, 8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions, and 2025 U.S. Senior Open Championship. He had 5 career breaks: 14 months (2001–2002), 14 months (2004–2005), 17 months (2005–2006), 115 months (2007–2016) and 17 months (2016–2018). His peak of 2231 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2001).
Current rating
1945
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2231
−286 pts below
Jan 2001 · age 46
Jan 2001 · age 46
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37,691
#37,691 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
20th American 70-75 player
at age 71 · rated 1945
Jun 2026
2021
13th American 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2108
May 2021
2016
12th American 60-65 player
at age 61 · rated 2160
Dec 2016
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2160 → returned at 2152
Sep 2016
2007
32nd American 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2204
Oct 2007
Inactive for 115 months
paused at 2204 → returned at 2160
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1959 → 1945
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
7/ 1450.0%
4W6D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsCornelius Rubsamen2,176·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R5·-4.4
3.[L]vsAlexander MatrosIM2,312·8th Annual Irwin National Tournament of Senior State Champions·R2·-2.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #13 | 1814 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/6 | #17 | 1951 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #25 | 1989 | -0.6 |
Rankings
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United States of America
#1,049
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4,076
in continent
World
#37,690
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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