Niermann, Tristan
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12990698· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
Tristan Niermann, a 26-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2378 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2350 and 2400 for 6 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 8, and NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach) recently. His peak of 2429 was reached at age 24 (Apr 2024); he also reached German #87 in Apr 2025.
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 17). Earned IM norms at Tata Steel Chess 2024 - Qualifiers and 2. Bundesliga West 2023-2024 March 2024. At junior level, he reached #18, #6, #12 and #47 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2378
Standard
All-time high
2429
Apr 2024 · age 24
Activity
31
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
Career timeline
20 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #1336 | 1397 | -7.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #828 | 2113 | -3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #72 | 1448 | -7.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #1 | 2857 | +1.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2284 | -1.5 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 3025 | +2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #1308 | 1512 | -6.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #1068 | 1659 | -4.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #21 | 3070 | +3.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #653 | 2274 | -1.7 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
| 1 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,694 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,657 |
| 4 | 🇩🇪Follow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,640 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Follow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,634 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,620 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,593 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Follow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,591 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Follow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,588 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Follow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| ... | ||
| 158 | 2,378 | |
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 4 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,744 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,728 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,721 |
| 9 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,713 |
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| 1329 | 2,378 | |
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,841 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,777 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,764 |
| 8 | 🇮🇳Follow Erigaisi ArjunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,761 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| 9 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 2079 | 2,378 | |