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Giertz, Niklaus

FM🇨🇭

FIDEFIDE 1300580· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1970

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Niklaus Giertz, a 56-year-old Swiss FIDE Master, is rated 2120 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM NLB 2026 round 2, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6, and NMM 3.Liga Gr. 1 2025-26 round 4-5. His peak of 2350 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2007, Swiss #44 at the time).

Awarded FM in 2001 (age 31).

Current rating

2120

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2350

−230 pts below
Jul 2007 · age 37

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,613 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

18 entries
2026
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

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Aurelien PominiFM 2,226
SMM 2025 NLB round 4 · May 2025 · +3.4 Elo
Evolution
+16
2104 → 2120
Tournaments
12
22 games
Score
13.5/ 2261.4%
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Last 12 months — tournaments

top 10 of 12
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
SMM NLB 2026 round 2
Team
Apr 20261/1#202923+10.4
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6
Team
Feb 20261/2#3892121+0.8
NMM 3.Liga Gr. 1 2025-26 round 4-5
Team
Jan 20262/2#12610+7.0
SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 4
Team
Jan 20260/1#9041369-8.2
NMM 3.Liga Gr. 1 2025-26 round 3
Team
Jan 20261/1#42753+5.2
Worst Elo result: Bundesturnier HT1 2025 (-24.6 Elo, finished #37).

Rankings

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Switzerland
#189
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#9,853
in continent
World
#13,613
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
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1
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3
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2,535
4
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2,523
5
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2,520
6
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2,514
7
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2,491
8
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2,483
9
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2,465
10
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2,462
...
189🇨🇭Giertz, Niklaus2,120
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
9853🇨🇭Giertz, Niklaus2,120
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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13613🇨🇭Giertz, Niklaus2,120