Niels Skou
DEN · FIDE ID 1413155 · 39 tournament games since 2021
Standard
2049
#348 in DEN (active)
Rapid
2124
#129 in DEN (active)
Blitz
2008
#165 in DEN (active)
Score
36%
12 W · 4 D · 23 L
Opp. avg
2106
Last 39 games
Last game
2025-10-29
FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+
Prep summary
- As White: 1.d4 in 91% of games (scores 35%).
- Against 1.e4: 1...e5 in 7 of 8 games (King's Pawn Game), scoring 50%.
- Against 1.d4: 1...Nf6 in 3 of 6 games (Indian Defense), scoring 67%.
- Weak spot: Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo as Black, only 17% in 3 games.
- By opponent strength: 7% against higher-rated players, 62% against lower-rated.
Based on 39 over-the-board games (2 rapid). 22 with White (36%), 17 with Black (35%).
Openings as White
First move
| 1.d4 | 20 | 35% |
| 1.c4 | 2 | 50% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzo-Indian Defense: Normal Variation, Ragozin Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Charousek Variation | 2 | 50% |
| English Opening: Symmetrical Variation, Anti-Benoni Variation, Kasparov-Vaganian Gambit | 1 | 0% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Semi-Tarrasch Defense | 1 | 100% |
| Grünfeld Defense: Three Knights Variation, Hungarian Variation | 1 | 0% |
Openings as Black
Against 1.e4 (8 games)
| 1...e5 King's Pawn Game | 7 | 50% |
| 1...c6 Caro-Kann Defense | 1 | 0% |
Against 1.d4 (6 games)
| 1...Nf6 Indian Defense | 3 | 67% |
| 1...d5 Queen's Pawn Game | 3 | 17% |
Most played
| Opening | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo | 3 | 17% |
| Rapport-Jobava System | 2 | 50% |
| Queen's Gambit Declined: Exchange Variation, Reshevsky Variation | 2 | 25% |
| Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 | 1 | 100% |
| English Opening: King's English Variation, Four Knights Variation, Fianchetto Line, with Nb6 | 1 | 0% |
Recent games
| Date | Opponent and event | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-29 | Helen Milligan (1896) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | W |
| 2025-10-28 | Jimmy Tan (1950) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | L |
| 2025-10-26 | Aurel-John Buciu (1873) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | W |
| 2025-10-25 | Pierrot Kayser (1712) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | W |
| 2025-10-24 | Arnor Serafim Junior (1799) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | L |
| 2025-10-23 | Krishnan Sudharsan (1891) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | L |
| 2025-10-22 | Gosta Svenn (2301) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | L |
| 2025-10-21 | Pavel Kotsur (2491) FIDE World Senior Championship 2025 | Open 50+ | ½ |
| 2024-12-31 | Svend Kjems Hove (1871) ØBRO x CXU New Years Tournament 2024 · rapid | L |
| 2024-12-30 | Vitus Bondo Medhus (2275) ØBRO x CXU New Years Tournament 2024 · rapid | L |
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