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Preissler, Niklas
🇩🇪FIDE 12927554· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Niklas Preissler, a 24-year-old German player, is rated 2144 — just 17 short of his peak of 2161 (Nov 2025, age 23) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 25 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel B April 2026, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, and PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open. He took a 55-month break between Sep 2019 and May 2024 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #61, #48, #52, #20 and #4 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2144
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2161
−17 pts below
Nov 2025 · age 23
Nov 2025 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,701 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2025
All-time peak 2161
at age 23 · −17 from today
Nov 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Dec 2024
2021
61st German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2097
Aug 2021
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2021
2020
48th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2097
Jan 2020
2019
Inactive for 55 months
paused at 2097 → returned at 2071
Sep 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2148 → 2144
Tournaments
6
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
5W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
3.[L]vsNilufarkhon ImomkuzievaWFM2,232·PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL 2026 - D FIDE open·R9·-7.3
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #11 | 2273 | +6.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #60 | 1544 | -4.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #138 | 2171 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #43 | 2031 | -5.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #81 | 1286 | -24.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #17 | 2390 | +13.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,278
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,390
in continent
World
#11,701
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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