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Poul Erik Nielsen

DEN · 75 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1802 (Mar 2026)

Best performance: 1873 at Gråsten-Alssund Slotsturnering 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=93406 live, down 2019#91,387 publishedDenmark #1676Europe #=66445among active players

NOV26 Rating

1756

Live Rating

1755.4

Change

-0.6

Games Played

1

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1788 to 1756 over the last 12 months; peak 1802 in March 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassical
Nov 20261756, -5, 5 games
Oct 20261761, -8, 2 games
Sep 20261769, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261769, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261769, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261769, -2, 6 games
May 20261771, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261771, -31, 5 games
Mar 20261802, +12, 2 games
Feb 20261790, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261790, +2, 3 games
Dec 20251788, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 9 games (3 wins, 6 draws), since Sep 9. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 133 classical games on record, the latest on Nov 26.

Classical games since the November list

Show gamesTournamentScoreChange
Gråsten-Alssund Slotsturnering 2026Sep 10 – Nov 261 of 4 games since the Nov listTPR 1738½/1-0.6

Best wins · Classical

From 119 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2015–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Erik Holm Petersen, Oct 2025 · Alssund Klub 2025 - 1 Round 4-5, 1862
2, Niels B. Yde, Dec 2024 · Graasten-Alssund Slotsturnering 2024 - 1 Round 4-5, 1860
3, Thomas Thorgaard, Oct 2024 · Alssund Klubmesterskab 2024 - 1 Round 4-5, 1813

Event timeline · Classical

45 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
2026209½17201706
2025191017941815
202422917351670
202374½15481650
20229616091734
202092½17091543
2019171016401705
2018136½16391639
2017201902—
2015101737—

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Recent opponents · Classical

Rated near Poul Erik Nielsen · Classical

World

  1. #=93406Ron Smit1755.4
  2. #=93406Abul Kasem Nuri Bijoy Mohammad1755.4
  3. #=93406Poul Erik Nielsen1755.4
  4. #=93406Ingmar Rosvall1755.4
  5. #=93406Saeed Delavar1755.4

Denmark

  1. #=1668Nicholaj Pedersen1756.0
  2. #1675Carsten Buhl1755.8
  3. #1676Poul Erik Nielsen1755.4
  4. #1677Jan Petersen1755.2
  5. #=1678Bent Rasmussen1755.0

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.