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Stijve, Niels

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FIDEFIDE 1331124· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2005

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Niels Stijve, a 21-year-old Swiss player, is rated 2058 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 88 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈59/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 2, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Open de la Broye - Cat. A. Also played 3 rapid (including Swiss Rapid Championship 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Swiss Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2148 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2023).

At junior level, he reached #4, #5, #1, #2, #2 and #2 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.

Current rating

2058

Standard

Rpd2036·Blz2023

All-time high

2148

90 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 18

Activity

66

games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo

60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

Top 9%

#19,770 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

21 entries
2026
38th Swiss 20-35 player
at age 21 · rated 2132
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 20
Apr 2025
2024
4th Swiss U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2144
Jul 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2023
500 career games
at age 18
Oct 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Best result
Rilton Cup 2025-2026
perf 2209 (+77) · 3/8 · #141
Top opponent
Rilton Cup 2025-2026 · Dec 2025 · +5.9 Elo
Evolution
-70
21282058
Tournaments
17
56 games
Score
25/ 5644.6%
16W18D22L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPanda SambitIM2,364·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R4·+15.8
2.[W]vsPaul-Luca WuebkerCM2,269·Rilton Cup 2025-2026·R7·+13.8
3.[W]vsSimon Schweizer2,170·SMM 2025 NLB round 7·R1·+11.4
Top 3 losses

Last 12 months — tournaments

16 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Team
Apr 20260.5/1#5412020-2.8
Open Swiss
Apr 20263/9#8411928-47.6
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/4#271981-15.0
Team
Mar 20261/1#3862881+8.8
Team
Mar 20260/1#14131334-9.8
Team
Feb 20260.5/2#7851921-11.0
Team
Feb 20261/1#6372648+3.2
Open Swiss
Dec 20253/8#1412209+16.6
Team
Dec 20250/1#9291582-3.6
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/4#52120+2.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open (-47.6 Elo, finished #841).

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Rankings

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Switzerland
#272
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#14,491
in continent
World
#19,770
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Switzerland
1
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2,576
2
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2,546
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
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272🇨🇭Stijve, Niels2,058
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
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14491🇨🇭Stijve, Niels2,058
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
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19770🇨🇭Stijve, Niels2,058