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Nicolai, Tim
🇩🇪FIDE 12964930· Male· Germany· Born in 1998
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Tim Nicolai, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 2069 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Feb 2014 and Sep 2015. Recent appearance: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026.
Current rating
2069
Standard
Rpd1992·Blz1989
All-time high
2069
at best
May 2026 · age 28
May 2026 · age 28
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#18,527 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
All-time peak 2069
at age 28
May 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
May 2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 26
Jan 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 25
Mar 2023
2022
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Nov 2022
2017
Best 12-month gain (+144 Elo)
1771 → 1915
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2052 → 2069
Tournaments
5
7 games
Score
4.5/ 764.3%
3W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2280 | +11.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1263 | -10.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #14 | 2771 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #43 | 2795 | +8.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #33 | 2050 | -0.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,125
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,548
in continent
World
#18,527
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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