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Michael Nielsen

Full name

Michael Nielsen

Born

Jan 1, 1983 (age 40)‎

Place of birth

Federation

Denmark

Retired

Rating

Bio

Most Played Openings

White Pieces

English Opening: King's English Variation (1 games)

English Opening: Anglo-Dutch Defense (1 games)

Sicilian Defense: Open, Scheveningen, Matanović Attack (1 games)

Modern Defense: Standard, Pterodactyl, Sicilian Variation, Rhamphorhynchus Variation (1 games)

Scandinavian Defense: Modern, Marshall Variation (1 games)

Black Pieces

Queen's Gambit Declined: Queen's Knight Variation (1 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Open, Classical Defense (1 games)

Ruy López Opening: Morphy Defense, Exchange, Keres Variation (1 games)

Benoni Defense: Modern, Fianchetto, Hastings, Main Line (1 games)

Grünfeld Defense: Burille Variation (1 games)

Games

Players	Result	Moves	Year
Michael Nielsen (2176) Mogens Thuesen (2261)	1-0	79	2013
Michael Nielsen (2176) Marc Narciso i Dublan (2551)	½-½	66	2013
Michael Nielsen (2151) Vladimir Shushpanov (2395)	0-1	46	2004
Michael Nielsen (2151) Pietro Mola (2294)	½-½	41	2004
Michael Nielsen (2095) Ove Weiss Hartvig (2286)	0-1	26	2002

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