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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 26 months (2023–2026). Recent appearance: HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 1. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) 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

#29,457

#29,457 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2023
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1969 → returned at 1988
Nov 2023
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

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

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
#3,438
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,765
in continent
World
#29,456
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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2
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