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Niegsch, Nicolas
🇩🇪FIDE 12932140· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Nicolas Niegsch, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 2267 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He plays occasionally (2 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Dezember 2025. His peak of 2309 was reached at age 21 (Nov 2019).
Earned a IM norm at 27. Magdeburger Open WOBAU-MASTERS 2019. At junior level, he reached #24, #28, #21 and #29 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2267
Standard
Rpd2205·Blz—
All-time high
2309
−42 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 21
Nov 2019 · age 21
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
2 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 3%
#475 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
18 entries2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Oct 2022
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Apr 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2300
at age 22
Apr 2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2306 → returned at 2299
Apr 2020
2019
Crossed 2300
at age 21
Nov 2019
All-time peak 2309
at age 21 · −42 from today
Nov 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-4
2271 → 2267
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
0.5/ 225.0%
0W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #65 | 2193 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#475
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,527
in continent
World
#5,209
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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