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ID: 1413155

Niels Skou

FIDE ratings

2,049Classical
2,124Rapid
2,008Blitz

Performance

50 games
38% Win
14% Draw
48% Loss

Niels Skou's playing style

Overall score:45%19W 7D 24L over 50 games
Best with 1.d4 as White:48%in 22 games
Strongest in classical:44%in 44 games
Steady recent form:40%7W 2D 11L in last 20 games

Openings as White

Among the openings shown, Benoni Defense: Old Benoni has the largest White sample, with 3 games. Select a row to explore its moves and inspect example games below.

Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
100%
3g
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation, Gligoric-Taimanov System
100%
2g
King's Indian Defense: Orthodox Variation
100%
2g
English Opening: King's English Variation, Two Knights Variation
100%
2g
Queen's Gambit Declined: Janowski Variation
100%
2g

Openings as Black

Among the openings shown, Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6 has the largest Black sample, with 5 games. These results describe the available sample, not a prediction of the player’s next choice.

Italian Game: Classical Variation, Giuoco Pianissimo, with a6
20%
40%
40%
5g
Queen's Gambit Declined
33%
67%
3g
Caro-Kann Defense: Maróczy Variation
100%
2g
Italian Game: Evans Gambit, Anderssen Variation
100%
2g
Nimzo-Indian Defense: Kmoch Variation
100%
2g

Repertoire

26 games as white in scope
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Move arrowsfrequency, not engine evaluation

Starting position

26 games in this line · White to move

Results for Skou, Niels as white · Wins / Draws / Losses

W / D / L
42%
12%
46%
Move
22 · 85%
41%
14%
45%
4 · 15%
50%
50%

Game History

(50 games)
DateSourceColorOpponentResultLink
Oct 25, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
IMSahl, Bjarke(2223)
W—
Oct 25, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMHector, Jonny(2425)
L—
Oct 24, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
CMMorell, Oscar(2152)
D—
Oct 24, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
Petersen, Peter Birk(2098)
W—
Oct 23, 2026
OTB - Mark Crowther
GMHoi, Carsten(2265)
L—
Oct 29, 2025
OTB - TWIC
CMMilligan, Helen(1896)
W—
Oct 28, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Tan, Jimmy(1950)
L—
Oct 26, 2025
OTB - TWIC
CMBuciu, Alex(1450)
W—
Oct 25, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Kayser, Pierrot(1712)
W—
Oct 24, 2025
OTB - TWIC
Serafim Junior, Arnor(1799)
L—

Research Niels Skou’s games and opening repertoire

Niels Skou is rated 2049 in standard, 2124 in rapid, 2008 in blitz by FIDE. Niels Skou plays for Denmark.

Niels Skou has FIDE ID 1413155.

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