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Pfaltz, Niklas
🇨🇭FIDE 1358065· Male· Switzerland· Born in 2013
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Niklas Pfaltz, a 13-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1660 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Reti Amateur Open 2026, SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1, and U14 Qualification Basel Standard. Also played 2 rapid events (including Schweizerische Jugend-Rapidmeisterschaft U14) recently. He took a 16-month break between Sep 2023 and Feb 2025.
At junior level, he reached #36, #15 and #6 nationally in U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1660
Standard
Rpd1510·Blz1531
All-time high
1660
at best
Jun 2026 · age 13
Jun 2026 · age 13
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#124,455
#124,455 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
36th Swiss U14 player
at age 13 · rated 1660
Jun 2026
All-time peak 1660
at age 13
Jun 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 12
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+297 Elo)
1277 → 1574
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1500
at age 11
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 11
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
1620 → 1660
Tournaments
8
35 games
Score
18/ 3551.4%
16W6D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/5 | #55 | 2417 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #65 | 1832 | +2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #347 | 2475 | +22.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #29 | 1702 | +22.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/2 | #25 | 2420 | -1.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/2 | #1166 | 981 | -24.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/3 | #22 | 1565 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3.5/6 | #28 | 1670 | +17.2 |
Rankings
/
Switzerland
#2,342
out of 3,528 players
Europe
#85,840
in continent
World
#124,449
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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