Niels Skou

DEN Born 1961 Male
FIDE ID
1413155

Player overview

Niels Skou’s highest recorded classical FIDE rating is 2157 (January 2012). On the November 2026 FIDE list, Niels Skou ranks #17952 worldwide and #287 in Denmark among active classical players.

FIDE ratings

Classical

2076

Published FIDE

Rapid

2122

Published FIDE

Blitz

2008

Published FIDE

Official classical ranks

World rank
#17952
National rank · DEN
#287

Active players · Nov 2026 FIDE list ⓘ

Rating milestones

Highest recorded rating
2157 Jan 2012
Recorded years
2006–2026
Archived games
129

Based on available monthly lists and saved games.

Rating history

FIDE rating history

Published rating lists through Nov 2026.

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Games

Published games available in our archive; coverage varies by tournament. Archive last checked: 2026-11-11 (UTC).

Online games are identified from known tournament names, playing sites and PGN mode. Other games are listed as OTB (over-the-board).

# Date Event Site Round White Black Result Moves View
1 2026-10-25 Formula X Agency 2026 Hvidovre DEN 7.4 Skou,N Hector,J Lost: 0-1 37 Open
2 2026-10-25 Formula X Agency 2026 Hvidovre DEN 6.9 Sahl,Bj Skou,N Won: 0-1 47 Open
3 2026-10-24 Formula X Agency 2026 Hvidovre DEN 5.16 Skou,N Petersen,PB Won: 1-0 66 Open
4 2026-10-24 Formula X Agency 2026 Hvidovre DEN 4.14 Morell,Oscar Skou,N Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
5 2026-10-23 Københavns Mesterskabet 2026 - Formula X Agency OPEN Hvidovre, Denmark 4.14 Morell, Oscar Skou, Niels Draw: 1/2-1/2 48 Open
6 2026-10-23 Formula X Agency 2026 Hvidovre DEN 2.12 Hoi,C Skou,N Lost: 1-0 20 Open
7 2025-10-29 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 8.57 Helen Milligan Niels Skou Won: 0-1 84 Open
8 2025-10-28 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 7.53 Niels Skou Jimmy Tan Lost: 0-1 95 Open
9 2025-10-26 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 6.62 Aurel-John Buciu Niels Skou Won: 0-1 23 Open
10 2025-10-25 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 5.68 Niels Skou Pierrot Kayser Won: 1-0 23 Open
11 2025-10-24 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 4.63 Arnor Serafim Junior Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 31 Open
12 2025-10-23 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 3.53 Niels Skou Krishnan Sudharsan Lost: 0-1 48 Open
13 2025-10-22 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 2.37 Gosta Svenn Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 62 Open
14 2025-10-21 33rd World Senior 50+ Gallipoli ITA 1.5 Niels Skou Pavel Kotsur Draw: 1/2-1/2 33 Open
15 2024-12-30 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 7.17 Niels Skou Svend Kjems Hove Lost: 0-1 67 Open
16 2024-12-30 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 6.13 Vitus Bondo Medhus Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 59 Open
17 2024-12-29 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 5.17 Matthias Rasmussen Niels Skou Won: 0-1 37 Open
18 2024-12-28 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 4.11 Niels Skou Jacob Abildlund Brorsen Lost: 0-1 31 Open
19 2024-12-28 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 3.2 Niels Skou Andreas Ertbjerg Lost: 0-1 44 Open
20 2024-12-27 Obro x CXU New Year 2024 Copenhagen DEN 2.13 Emil Zander Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 48 Open
21 2024-11-03 62nd TCh-DEN Ex 2024-25 Denmark DEN 2.8 Niels Skou Esmat Susanne Guindy Won: 1-0 70 Open
22 2024-11-02 62nd TCh-DEN Ex 2024-25 Denmark DEN 1.8 John Filip Rendboe Niels Skou Draw: 1/2-1/2 29 Open
23 2024-07-22 OBRO CXU Int. 2024 Copenhagen DEN 1.2 Niels Skou Anastasiya Rakhmangulova Lost: 0-1 48 Open
24 2023-12-30 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 7.7 Niels Skou Daniel Tuk Hartso Jarlskov Lost: 0-1 37 Open
25 2023-12-30 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 6.1 Silas Ingemann Moller Niels Skou Won: 0-1 37 Open
26 2023-12-29 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 5.1 Niels Skou Lasse Emil Petersen Won: 1-0 32 Open
27 2023-12-28 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 4.12 Vedant Kumar Saravana Niels Skou Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
28 2023-12-28 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 3.7 Niels Skou Noah Krug Wahlgreen Draw: 1/2-1/2 74 Open
29 2023-12-27 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 2.1 Jonny Hector Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 32 Open
30 2023-12-27 Obro x CXU New Year 2023 Copenhagen DEN 1.14 Niels Skou Erol Taskiran Won: 1-0 42 Open
31 2023-10-20 Killer Chess Training Op Copenhagen DEN 7.11 Virgilio Vuelban Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 10 Open
32 2023-10-14 Killer Chess Training Op Copenhagen DEN 1.2 Niels Skou Allan Stig Rasmussen Lost: 0-1 33 Open
33 2023-07-25 OBRO CXU Int. 2023 Copenhagen DEN 2.1 Jacob Templen Grave Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 48 Open
34 2023-05-13 Danish Rapid 2023 Avedore DEN 4.5 Mads Andersen Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 30 Open
35 2023-05-13 Danish Rapid 2023 Avedore DEN 3.4 Niels Skou Jacob Ost-Hansen Lost: 0-1 47 Open
36 2023-05-13 Danish Rapid 2023 Avedore DEN 2.9 Daniel Vesterbaek Pedersen Niels Skou Won: 0-1 40 Open
37 2023-05-13 Danish Rapid 2023 Avedore DEN 1.9 Niels Skou Carsten Hoi Won: 1-0 39 Open
38 2023-04-02 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 7.125 Niels Skou Hrund Hauksdottir Draw: 1/2-1/2 16 Open
39 2023-04-01 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 6.97 Peter Yong Qiu Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 48 Open
40 2023-04-01 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 5.34 Niels Skou Bjorn Thorfinnsson Lost: 0-1 69 Open
41 2023-03-31 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 4.88 Kristjan Orn Eliasson Niels Skou Won: 0-1 58 Open
42 2023-03-30 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 3.46 Niels Skou Malte Colpe Draw: 1/2-1/2 50 Open
43 2023-03-30 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 2.96 Erwin De Kleijn Niels Skou Won: 0-1 57 Open
44 2023-03-29 Reykjavik Open 2023 Reykjavik ISL 1.42 Niels Skou Dimitar Mardov Lost: 0-1 37 Open
45 2023-03-26 60th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23 Denmark DEN 9.3 Poul Rewitz Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 59 Open
46 2023-03-25 60th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23 Denmark DEN 8.1 Niels Skou Esben Ejsing Won: 1-0 51 Open
47 2023-01-14 60th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23 Denmark DEN 5.2 Niels Skou John Filip Rendboe Lost: 0-1 42 Open
48 2022-11-20 60th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23 Denmark DEN 3.1 Jan Nordenbaek Niels Skou Draw: 1/2-1/2 22 Open
49 2022-03-20 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 Denmark DEN 9.1 Mogens Thuesen Niels Skou Lost: 1-0 24 Open
50 2022-03-19 59th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22 Denmark DEN 8.1 Niels Skou Lars Desmond Sorensen Won: 1-0 41 Open
  1. vs Hector,JLost · 0-1White · 2026-10-25 · Round 7.4Formula X Agency 2026
  2. vs Sahl,BjWon · 0-1Black · 2026-10-25 · Round 6.9Formula X Agency 2026
  3. vs Petersen,PBWon · 1-0White · 2026-10-24 · Round 5.16Formula X Agency 2026
  4. vs Morell,OscarDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-24 · Round 4.14Formula X Agency 2026
  5. vs Morell, OscarDraw · ½–½Black · 2026-10-23 · Round 4.14Københavns Mesterskabet 2026 - Formula X Agency OPEN
  6. vs Hoi,CLost · 1-0Black · 2026-10-23 · Round 2.12Formula X Agency 2026
  7. vs Helen MilliganWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-29 · Round 8.5733rd World Senior 50+
  8. vs Jimmy TanLost · 0-1White · 2025-10-28 · Round 7.5333rd World Senior 50+
  9. vs Aurel-John BuciuWon · 0-1Black · 2025-10-26 · Round 6.6233rd World Senior 50+
  10. vs Pierrot KayserWon · 1-0White · 2025-10-25 · Round 5.6833rd World Senior 50+
  11. vs Arnor Serafim JuniorLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-24 · Round 4.6333rd World Senior 50+
  12. vs Krishnan SudharsanLost · 0-1White · 2025-10-23 · Round 3.5333rd World Senior 50+
  13. vs Gosta SvennLost · 1-0Black · 2025-10-22 · Round 2.3733rd World Senior 50+
  14. vs Pavel KotsurDraw · ½–½White · 2025-10-21 · Round 1.533rd World Senior 50+
  15. vs Svend Kjems HoveLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-30 · Round 7.17Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  16. vs Vitus Bondo MedhusLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-30 · Round 6.13Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  17. vs Matthias RasmussenWon · 0-1Black · 2024-12-29 · Round 5.17Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  18. vs Jacob Abildlund BrorsenLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-28 · Round 4.11Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  19. vs Andreas ErtbjergLost · 0-1White · 2024-12-28 · Round 3.2Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  20. vs Emil ZanderLost · 1-0Black · 2024-12-27 · Round 2.13Obro x CXU New Year 2024
  21. vs Esmat Susanne GuindyWon · 1-0White · 2024-11-03 · Round 2.862nd TCh-DEN Ex 2024-25
  22. vs John Filip RendboeDraw · ½–½Black · 2024-11-02 · Round 1.862nd TCh-DEN Ex 2024-25
  23. vs Anastasiya RakhmangulovaLost · 0-1White · 2024-07-22 · Round 1.2OBRO CXU Int. 2024
  24. vs Daniel Tuk Hartso JarlskovLost · 0-1White · 2023-12-30 · Round 7.7Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  25. vs Silas Ingemann MollerWon · 0-1Black · 2023-12-30 · Round 6.1Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  26. vs Lasse Emil PetersenWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-29 · Round 5.1Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  27. vs Vedant Kumar SaravanaDraw · ½–½Black · 2023-12-28 · Round 4.12Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  28. vs Noah Krug WahlgreenDraw · ½–½White · 2023-12-28 · Round 3.7Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  29. vs Jonny HectorLost · 1-0Black · 2023-12-27 · Round 2.1Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  30. vs Erol TaskiranWon · 1-0White · 2023-12-27 · Round 1.14Obro x CXU New Year 2023
  31. vs Virgilio VuelbanLost · 1-0Black · 2023-10-20 · Round 7.11Killer Chess Training Op
  32. vs Allan Stig RasmussenLost · 0-1White · 2023-10-14 · Round 1.2Killer Chess Training Op
  33. vs Jacob Templen GraveLost · 1-0Black · 2023-07-25 · Round 2.1OBRO CXU Int. 2023
  34. vs Mads AndersenLost · 1-0Black · 2023-05-13 · Round 4.5Danish Rapid 2023
  35. vs Jacob Ost-HansenLost · 0-1White · 2023-05-13 · Round 3.4Danish Rapid 2023
  36. vs Daniel Vesterbaek PedersenWon · 0-1Black · 2023-05-13 · Round 2.9Danish Rapid 2023
  37. vs Carsten HoiWon · 1-0White · 2023-05-13 · Round 1.9Danish Rapid 2023
  38. vs Hrund HauksdottirDraw · ½–½White · 2023-04-02 · Round 7.125Reykjavik Open 2023
  39. vs Peter Yong QiuLost · 1-0Black · 2023-04-01 · Round 6.97Reykjavik Open 2023
  40. vs Bjorn ThorfinnssonLost · 0-1White · 2023-04-01 · Round 5.34Reykjavik Open 2023
  41. vs Kristjan Orn EliassonWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-31 · Round 4.88Reykjavik Open 2023
  42. vs Malte ColpeDraw · ½–½White · 2023-03-30 · Round 3.46Reykjavik Open 2023
  43. vs Erwin De KleijnWon · 0-1Black · 2023-03-30 · Round 2.96Reykjavik Open 2023
  44. vs Dimitar MardovLost · 0-1White · 2023-03-29 · Round 1.42Reykjavik Open 2023
  45. vs Poul RewitzLost · 1-0Black · 2023-03-26 · Round 9.360th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23
  46. vs Esben EjsingWon · 1-0White · 2023-03-25 · Round 8.160th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23
  47. vs John Filip RendboeLost · 0-1White · 2023-01-14 · Round 5.260th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23
  48. vs Jan NordenbaekDraw · ½–½Black · 2022-11-20 · Round 3.160th TCh-DEN Ex 2022-23
  49. vs Mogens ThuesenLost · 1-0Black · 2022-03-20 · Round 9.159th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22
  50. vs Lars Desmond SorensenWon · 1-0White · 2022-03-19 · Round 8.159th TCh-DEN Ex 2021-22

FIDE tournaments

DateTournamentTypeScore
2026-10-24Kobenhavnsmesterskabet 2026Classical2½
2026-10-23Kobenhavnsmesterskabet 2026 - RapidRapid2

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