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KJ
Kruse, Janik
🇩🇪FIDE 16200250· Male· Germany· Born in 1999
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Janik Kruse, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 2149 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2083 and 2157 over the past 2 years. 15 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A. His peak of 2251 was reached at age 20 (Jul 2019).
At junior level, he reached #29, #33 and #45 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2149
Standard
Rpd2020·Blz2015
All-time high
2251
−102 pts below
Jul 2019 · age 20
Jul 2019 · age 20
Activity
21
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,305 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 26
Jan 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 24
Jun 2023
2019
29th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2251
Oct 2019
Crossed 2200
at age 20
Jul 2019
All-time peak 2251
at age 20 · −102 from today
Jul 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+17
2132 → 2149
Tournaments
8
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
8W2D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsJozsef Jr. LehoczCM2,201·XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A·R9·-7.9
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/1 | #35 | 2949 | +10.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #2 | 2949 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #43 | 2099 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/8 | #136 | 2015 | -28.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2861 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #35 | 2238 | +2.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #1 | 2941 | +10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2718 | +4.6 |
Worst Elo result: XXXVI Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy CRACOVIA 2025 Grupa A (-28.0 Elo, finished #136).
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,235
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,099
in continent
World
#11,305
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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