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Nielsen, Hogni Egilstoft
IM🇫🇴FIDE 7200404· Male· Faroe Islands· Born in 1997
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Hogni Egilstoft Nielsen, a 29-year-old International Master, is rated 2411 — just 5 short of his peak of 2416 (Dec 2019, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +31 Elo over the past 12 months. 58 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include FM 2026 Landslidsbolkur, 1. deild 2025-26 9-10, and 1. deild 2025-26 7-8. Also played 6 rapid (including Janus Open II (kvik)) and 3 blitz events (including FM snar 2025 umdystur) recently. He reached #2 nationally in Feb 2015 and has been in top 3 for 118 months and counting (8 consecutive years on his current run).
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 27) and FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #75 in U18 and #1, #1, #1 and #1 nationally in U20, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2411
Standard
Rpd2531·Blz2391
All-time high
2416
−5 pts below
Dec 2019 · age 22
Dec 2019 · age 22
Activity
50
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
51 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#1,485 · players worldwide · of 218,279
National top 3 since Aug 2017
National top 3 since Aug 2017
Career timeline
29 entries2026
118 months in national top 3 (ongoing)
longest streak 107 months · since Feb 2015
Jun 2026
Re-crossed 2400
at age 29
Feb 2026
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 27 · Online FC October 2024
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 26
Feb 2023
2022
8-month rising streak
+30 Elo
May 2022
Re-crossed 2400
at age 25
Jan 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+39
2372 → 2411
Tournaments
11
51 games
Score
39/ 5176.5%
30W18D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2541 | +6.7 |
Round-Robin | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2892 | +3.1 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 1.5/2 | #5 | 2345 | -1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/4 | #2 | 2554 | +6.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #1 | 2837 | +4.4 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 6.5/8 | #5 | 2375 | +1.6 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #6 | 2999 | +2.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/4 | #1 | 2426 | +1.9 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #3 | 2729 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/9 | #118 | 2350 | -5.1 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsLuitjen Akselsson ApolFM
🇫🇴FAI·2305
+41 −3 =7
51 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRogvi EgilstoftFM
🇫🇴FAI·2315
+23 −8 =20
51 games·last met Mar 2024
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vsHelgi Dam ZiskaGM
🇫🇴FAI·2542
+6 −25 =10
41 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsJon I Horni Nielsen
🇫🇴FAI·2078
+26 −1 =3
30 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsFinnbjorn Vang
🇫🇴FAI·1952
+20 −7 =0
27 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Faroe Islands
#2
out of 201 players
Europe
#938
in continent
World
#1,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Faroe Islands
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Europe
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World
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