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Lichtmannecker, Daniel
CM🇩🇪FIDE 12979414· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Daniel Lichtmannecker, a 24-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2191 — just 13 short of his peak of 2204 (Apr 2026, age 24) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2159 and 2204 over the past 2 years. 62 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently. He took a 27-month break between Jan 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 22). At junior level, he reached #52, #70 and #66 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2191
Standard
Rpd1957·Blz2100
All-time high
2204
−13 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 24
Apr 2026 · age 24
Activity
49
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
57 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,674 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2204
at age 24 · −13 from today
Apr 2026
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 22
Dec 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 21
Nov 2023
6-month rising streak
+79 Elo
Apr 2023
2022
52nd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2106
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+8
2183 → 2191
Tournaments
10
57 games
Score
35/ 5761.4%
23W24D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #25 | 2174 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #488 | 2140 | -16.4 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #10 | 2251 | +7.8 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2188 | -0.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #9 | 2227 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #15 | 2261 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #5 | 2236 | +10.6 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/7 | #4 | 2118 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2.5/5 | #20 | 2127 | -7.4 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2086 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#899
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,103
in continent
World
#8,674
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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