Nielsen, Vilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  257  2218 (83) 12
1893  235  2230 (83) 0
1894  220  2243 (80) 0
1895  205  2256 (74) 14
1896  196  2257 (76) 0
1897  200  2259 (77) 0
1898  210  2260 (75) 0
1899  208  2262 (70) 10
1900  223  2250 (75) 0
1901  249  2239 (79) 0
1902  281  2227 (81) 0
1903  303  2216 (81) 0
1904  334  2204 (79) 0
1905  364  2192 (76) 0
1906  394  2181 (71) 0
1907  426  2169 (63) 10
1908  421  2181 (67) 0
1909  424  2192 (68) 0
1910  389  2204 (66) 0
1911  389  2215 (60) 16
1912  421  2198 (68) 0
1913  457  2182 (72) 0
1914  482  2165 (73) 0
1915  489  2148 (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 1905     Hastings Club - Copenhagen Match    
  Nielsen, V. - Handler, J.C.     1 - 0    
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: 24 Aug. 2025