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Callsen, Niklas
CM🇩🇪FIDE 16222113· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Niklas Callsen, a 26-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2188 — just 30 short of his peak of 2218 (May 2026, age 26) and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2187 and 2218 over the past 2 years. 23 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord Nord 2025-2026 April 2026, 50 Jahre Raisdorfer SG A-Open, and 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #67 and #89 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2188
Standard
Rpd2086·Blz2183
All-time high
2218
−30 pts below
May 2026 · age 26
May 2026 · age 26
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#8,828 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 2218
at age 26 · −30 from today
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 25
Oct 2025
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 24
Mar 2024
Crossed 2200
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 23
Aug 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-2
2190 → 2188
Tournaments
13
24 games
Score
13.5/ 2456.3%
8W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
13 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/6 | #42 | 1985 | -30.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2296 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/4 | #7 | 2491 | +6.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2304 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2982 | +9.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #39 | 2253 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #86 | 2220 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #55 | 2293 | +2.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #68 | 1521 | -6.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #72 | 1479 | -8.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#916
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#6,215
in continent
World
#8,828
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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