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Strehse, Nelson
🇩🇪FIDE 16228898· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Nelson Strehse, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2305 and ranked 12th among German players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +85 Elo over the past 12 months. 80 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, and NRW-Jugendeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 U18. Also played 1 rapid (including NRW-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently. He took a 38-month break between May 2019 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #12, #9, #58 and #18 nationally in U18, U16, U10 and U8.
Current rating
2305
Standard
Rpd2201·Blz2381
All-time high
2305
at best
Jun 2026 · age 18
Jun 2026 · age 18
Activity
59
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
74 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#12
#12 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
15 entries2026
All-time peak 2292
at age 18
May 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 18
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jul 2025
12th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2283
Feb 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
9th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2236
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+89
2216 → 2305
Tournaments
15
58 games
Score
40/ 5869.0%
34W12D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2968 | +13.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #24 | 2485 | +21.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #62 | 3076 | +19.1 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 2189 | -18.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #6 | 2259 | +12.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #25 | 2416 | +18.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #42 | 1471 | -18.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #62 | 2184 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2333 | +28.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #32 | 2374 | +20.4 |
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Rankings
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Germany
#346
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,595
in continent
World
#3,914
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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