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Wachinger, Nikolas
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12962791· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Nikolas Wachinger, a 23-year-old German International Master, is rated 2438 — just 18 short of his peak of 2456 (Oct 2025, age 22) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 27 rated games in the past year (≈65/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Dezember 2025, and 40th European Club Cup (open). Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 4 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He reached German #52 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2022 (age 19). Earned a GM norm at 1. Bundesliga 2022-2023. At junior level, he reached World #52 in U20, World #77 in U18, World #59 in U16 and World #84 in U14.
Current rating
2438
Standard
Rpd2379·Blz2398
All-time high
2456
−18 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 22
Oct 2025 · age 22
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#68 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2026
Peak German rank: #52
at age 23 · rated 2456
Jan 2026
2025
All-time peak 2456
at age 22 · −18 from today
Oct 2025
2023
52nd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2446
Jun 2023
2022
500 career games
at age 19
Sep 2022
IM title awardedIM
at age 19 · 2022 1st FIDE Council
Jun 2022
Crossed 2400
at age 19
May 2022
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-12
2450 → 2438
Tournaments
8
27 games
Score
11/ 2740.7%
7W8D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/3 | #128 | 2207 | -8.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #162 | 1806 | -2.9 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #171 | 1822 | -2.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #99 | 2316 | -3.7 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #29 | 2480 | +0.7 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #290 | 2481 | +2.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 4/9 | #6 | 2427 | -3.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #40 | 2677 | +6.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJakob Leon PajekenIM
🇩🇪GER·2472
+3 −2 =4
9 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsJari ReukerIM
🇩🇪GER·2427
+2 −3 =1
6 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsCollin ColbowIM
🇩🇪GER·2436
+2 −1 =2
5 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsDavid Kardoeus
🇩🇪GER·2162
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Feb 2022
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Rankings
/
Germany
#68
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#705
in continent
World
#1,150
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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