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Giertz, Niklaus
FM🇨🇭FIDE 1300580· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1970
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Niklaus Giertz, a 56-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2151 and sitting in the top 5% of Swiss players, and in the top 5% worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 29 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 3, SMM NLB 2026 round 2, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6. His peak of 2350 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2007, Swiss #44 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31). Earned IM norms at Intl SKA-Hauptturnier I 1994 and 36.International Chess Festival 2003.
Current rating
2151
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2350
−199 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 37
Jul 2007 · age 37
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#159 · Swiss players · of 3,316
Career timeline
18 entries2026
21st Swiss 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2120
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 55
Dec 2025
2022
18th Swiss 50-55 player
at age 52 · rated 2167
Apr 2022
2020
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2156
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jun 2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+64
2087 → 2151
Tournaments
12
22 games
Score
14.5/ 2265.9%
13W5D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #26 | 2230 | +18.6 |
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3005 | +12.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2923 | +10.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #389 | 2121 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2610 | +7.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #904 | 1369 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #4 | 2753 | +5.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #439 | 2179 | +2.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #153 | 2372 | +15.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #71 | 2210 | +3.4 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Switzerland
#159
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#8,013
in continent
World
#11,181
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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