Nielsen, Vilhelm




Ratings

Year       Rank    Edo    Dev.   Games 
1892  257  2217 (83) 12
1893  236  2230 (83) 0
1894  218  2242 (80) 0
1895  203  2255 (74) 14
1896  198  2257 (77) 0
1897  201  2258 (77) 0
1898  214  2260 (75) 0
1899  208  2262 (70) 10
1900  226  2250 (75) 0
1901  249  2239 (79) 0
1902  281  2228 (81) 0
1903  303  2216 (81) 0
1904  335  2205 (79) 0
1905  362  2193 (76) 0
1906  393  2182 (71) 0
1907  425  2171 (63) 10
1908  418  2182 (67) 0
1909  420  2194 (68) 0
1910  388  2205 (66) 0
1911  386  2217 (61) 16
1912  416  2200 (68) 0
1913  455  2184 (72) 0
1914  481  2167 (73) 0
1915  483  2150 (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