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Schmider, Niklas
IM🇩🇪FIDE 12993778· Male· Germany· Born in 2002
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Niklas Schmider, a 24-year-old German International Master, is rated 2388 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2379 and 2426 over the past 2 years. 52 rated games in the past year (≈47/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and 2. Bundesliga West AUT 2025-2026 Round 9-11. Also played 1 rapid event (including Tournoi A de rentree 2025 Erstein) recently. His peak of 2444 was reached at age 20 (Jul 2022); he also reached German #87 in Dec 2025.
Awarded IM in 2024 (age 22) and FM in 2019 (age 17). At junior level, he reached World #57 in U20 and #9, #8, #10 and #5 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2388
Standard
Rpd2327·Blz2382
All-time high
2444
−56 pts below
Jul 2022 · age 20
Jul 2022 · age 20
Activity
63
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
61 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#142 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Peak German rank: #87
at age 23 · rated 2426
Dec 2025
500 career games
at age 23
May 2025
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Apr 2025
2024
IM title awardedIM
at age 22 · 2024 1st FIDE Council
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2400
at age 21
Dec 2023
2022
57th U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2444
Jul 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
2414 → 2388
Tournaments
15
59 games
Score
29/ 5949.2%
28W15D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 3.5/9 | #9 | 2360 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #140 | 2302 | -8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #104 | 2916 | +3.5 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2.5/3 | #8 | 2447 | +2.7 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #6 | 2990 | +4.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #82 | 1699 | -3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #129 | 1524 | -6.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/3 | #58 | 2120 | -10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #39 | 2476 | +1.9 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/3 | #76 | 2116 | -11.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#142
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#1,207
in continent
World
#1,889
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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