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Sommer, Justus
🇩🇪FIDE 16245008· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Justus Sommer, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 2213 — his current career high and sitting in the top 3% of German players under 18, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +83 Elo over the past 12 months. 70 rated games in the past year (≈42/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord 2025-2026 Stichkampf Aufstieg, Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft SH 2026 U18, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 A.
At junior level, he reached World #60 in U10 and #24, #11, #2 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2213
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz2006
All-time high
2213
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
62
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
65 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#27 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
16 entries2026
All-time peak 2213
at age 17
May 2026
24th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2206
Mar 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Mar 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 16
Jun 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 16
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 15
Sep 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+83
2130 → 2213
Tournaments
17
66 games
Score
40.5/ 6661.4%
29W23D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #6 | 2201 | -0.4 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 7/7 | #3 | 2665 | +8.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #8 | 2198 | -1.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #30 | 2128 | -20.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2404 | +20.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2803 | +10.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #11 | 2961 | +20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #8 | 2210 | +11.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #60 | 1381 | -20.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #7 | 2243 | +23.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#750
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,208
in continent
World
#7,485
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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