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Nitsche, Nikolai

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FIDEFIDE 16221036· Male· Germany· Born in 2008

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Nikolai Nitsche, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2105 — just 10 short of his peak of 2115 (Aug 2024, age 16) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2023 and 2115 over the past 2 years. 18 rated games in the past year (≈37/year long-term). Recent appearances: 36. Staufer Open A and 44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier.

At junior level, he reached World #88 in U12, World #32 in U10 and #39, #22, #17 and #11 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U8.

Current rating

2105

Standard

Rpd2113·Blz1817

All-time high

2115

−10 pts below
Aug 2024 · age 16

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

Top 7%

#14,953 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

14 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Feb 2026
2025
39th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2106
Jan 2025
2024
22nd German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2115
Aug 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Aug 2024
All-time peak 2115
at age 16 · −10 from today
Aug 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 16
Mar 2024

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open A
perf 2169 (+64) · 4.5/9 · #146
Top opponent
vs Alexander HerbrigFM 2,316
36. Staufer Open A · Jan 2026 · +10.8 Elo
Evolution
+14
2091 → 2105
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
7W5D6L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLena Weingraber1,638·44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier·R3·-36.6
2.[L]vsJakob HerrmannFM2,196·36. Staufer Open A·R9·-14.9
3.[L]vsChristian Fiekers2,202·36. Staufer Open A·R2·-14.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
36. Staufer Open A
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#1462169+54.0
44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Jul 20255/9#421986-40.4
Worst Elo result: 44. Internationales St. Veit Open 2025 - A-Turnier (-40.4 Elo, finished #42).

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,683
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,849
in continent
World
#14,953
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,767
2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
1683🇩🇪Nitsche, Nikolai2,105
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
10849🇩🇪Nitsche, Nikolai2,105
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
...
14953🇩🇪Nitsche, Nikolai2,105