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Orf, Niklas
🇩🇪FIDE 16245571· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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Niklas Orf, a 22-year-old German player, is rated 2111 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 21 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 A. Also played 2 rapid (including Bilovec 2026) and 1 blitz events (including 17. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently.
At junior level, he reached #60 and #36 nationally in U20 and U14.
Current rating
2111
Standard
Rpd2020·Blz2047
All-time high
2111
at best
Jul 2025 · age 21
Jul 2025 · age 21
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#14,380 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 2111
at age 21
Jul 2025
2024
60th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2110
Oct 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Oct 2024
100 career games
at age 20
Jul 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 20
Apr 2024
2023
Best 12-month gain (+186 Elo)
1759 → 1945
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2111 → 2111
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
1W3D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 2.5/5 | #13 | 2104 | -1.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,611
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,415
in continent
World
#14,380
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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