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Nielsen, Joerg

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FIDEFIDE 24602930· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Joerg Nielsen, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1988. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 23 months (2006–2008), 54 months (2009–2013), 14 months (2013–2015), 12 months (2016–2017), 42 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025. Also played 3 rapid events (including 4. Walddoerfer Schnellschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2063 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2006).

Current rating

1988

Standard

Rpd1957·Blz—

All-time high

2063

−75 pts below
Jan 2006 · age 46

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

#29,444

#29,444 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2024
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1981 → returned at 1988
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 42 months
paused at 1961 → returned at 1969
Apr 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2000
at age 59
May 2019
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2021 → returned at 2019
May 2016
2013
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
Nov 2013
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2009 → returned at 2013
Nov 2013

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Alfred Parvanyan 2,179
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025 · Dec 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+7
1981 → 1988
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNarek Sargsyan1,864·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R2·+6.8
2.[D]vsAlfred Parvanyan2,179·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R3·+5.2
3.[W]vsEmma Oellrich1,789·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R7·+5.0
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsJonathan Andersen1,922·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R5·-11.7

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/7#142013+7.4

Rankings

/
Germany
#3,432
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,759
in continent
World
#29,444
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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7
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8
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10
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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7
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8
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10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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7
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7
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10
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