Nielsen, Vilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  255  2217 (84) 12
1893  237  2230 (83) 0
1894  218  2243 (80) 0
1895  204  2256 (74) 14
1896  198  2257 (77) 0
1897  201  2259 (77) 0
1898  214  2260 (75) 0
1899  208  2262 (70) 10
1900  225  2251 (76) 0
1901  250  2239 (79) 0
1902  279  2228 (81) 0
1903  301  2216 (81) 0
1904  335  2205 (79) 0
1905  360  2194 (76) 0
1906  391  2182 (71) 0
1907  422  2171 (63) 10
1908  417  2182 (67) 0
1909  420  2194 (68) 0
1910  387  2205 (66) 0
1911  389  2216 (61) 16
1912  419  2199 (68) 0
1913  458  2183 (72) 0
1914  482  2166 (73) 0
1915  488  2149 (72) 9

Rating table notes

Biographical data
Name: Nielsen, Vilhelm  
   Also known as: Wilhelm Nielsen
Born: 15 Jan. 1842
Died: 7 Feb. 1918
 
References
Books
   Di Felice, Chess Results, 1901-1920, page 312
   Gaige, Chess Personalia, page 303
   Harding, Steinitz in London, page 103
   Krause, Rosendahl and Englund, De Nordiska Schackkongresserna, page B.1, B.3
   Thulin, Name index to CTC, page 189
Periodicals
   [BLL], no. 2749, 8 Mar. 1873, page 12
   [DCJ], vol. 8, no. 62, Apr. 1875, page 166
   [DSZ], vol. 27, no. 12, Dec. 1872, page 348
   [SZ], vol. 26, no. 6, June 1871, page 181
   [WR], 4 June 1874
Web
   Harding, Tim.  [Chess Book Heaven at the Royal Dutch Library], page 5

Tournament data

Copenhagen 1892     Copenhagen Winter Tournament     4.5  /  12
Copenhagen 1895     Copenhagen Tournament     9  /  14
Copenhagen 1899     2nd Nordic Tourney     6.5  /  10
Copenhagen 1907 (2)     Nordic Chess Tournament - Hauptturnier A     4  /  10
Copenhagen 1911     Copenhagen Tournament     10  /  16
Copenhagen 1915     Copenhagen Tournament     3.5  /  9


Player information updated: 17 Jul. 2025