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Niklaus, Herbert

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FIDEFIDE 1370901· Male· Switzerland· Born in 1968

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Herbert Niklaus, a 58-year-old Swiss player, is rated 1491. He has slipped back 89 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include Reti Amateur Open 2026, 24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. C, and Wil Roessli 2days Open. His peak of 1587 was reached at age 57 (Sep 2025).

Current rating

1491

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1587

−96 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 57

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#188,031

#188,031 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2025
All-time peak 1587
at age 57 · −96 from today
Sep 2025
Crossed 1500
at age 57
Jul 2025
Crossed 1400
at age 57
Jul 2025
Crossed 1200
at age 57
Jul 2025
First FIDE rating
1580 · at age 57
Jul 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Vicentiu Bratosin 1,756
ZuerichSee Amateur General Open 2025 · Jul 2025 · +9.0 Elo
Evolution
-89
1580 → 1491
Tournaments
7
35 games
Score
6.5/ 3518.6%
5W7D23L

Last 12 months — tournaments

7 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Reti Amateur Open 2026
Open Swiss
Mar 20260.5/4#721371-22.0
24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. C
Swiss
Feb 20260/2#29720-44.8
Wil Roessli 2days Open
Swiss
Jan 20260/1#381062-6.0
Basel Autumn Open 2025
Open Swiss
Oct 20251/5#521473-22.8
ZuerichSee Amateur General Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jul 20251.5/5#531623+7.2
Worst Elo result: 24. Burgdorfer Stadthaus-Open 2026 Kat. C (-44.8 Elo, finished #29).

Rankings

/
Switzerland
#3,007
out of 3,418 players
Europe
#117,880
in continent
World
#187,957
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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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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10
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...
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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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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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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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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
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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187957🇨🇭Niklaus, Herbert1,491