Nilssen, John Arni
IM
Faroe IslandsFAI
ID: 7200137
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John Arni Nilssen

FIDE ratings

2,331Classical

Performance

50 games
36% Win
38% Draw
26% Loss

John Arni Nilssen's playing style

Strong overall score:55%18W 19D 13L over 50 games
Dominates 1.c4 as White:71%in 19 games
Strongest in classical:58%in 36 games
Out of form:35%2W 10D 8L in last 20 games
Hard to beat — high draw rate:38%of games are draws

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation has the largest White sample, with 2 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Nimzo-Indian Defense: Romanishin Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian has the largest Black sample, with 2 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian
100%
2g

Repertoire

22 games as white in scope
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Starting position

22 games in this line · White to move

Results for Nilssen, John Arni as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
45%
32%
23%
Move
19 · 86%
53%
37%
11%
2 · 9%
100%
1 · 5%
100%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 17, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMSmith, Axel(2428)
D—
Oct 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMStrom-Engdahl, Alexander(2336)
D—
Oct 16, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMJalving, August(2302)
L—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMHald Falkesgaard, Jeppe(2287)
W—
Oct 15, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
WGMKanyamarala, Trisha(2288)
L—
Oct 14, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMRozentalis, Eduardas(2458)
L—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMLoftgaard, Mikkel Vinh(2248)
D—
Oct 13, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
CMNielsen-Refs, Karl-Emil Elmer(2184)
W—
Oct 12, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
FMApol, Luitjen Akselsson(2309)
L—
Jun 1, 2025
OTB - TWIC
FMCouso, Luis(2240)
D—

Research John Arni Nilssen’s games and opening repertoire

IM John Arni Nilssen is rated 2331 in standard by FIDE. John Arni Nilssen plays for Faroe Islands.

John Arni Nilssen has FIDE ID 7200137.

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