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Merdian, Nick
🇩🇪FIDE 16255275· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Nick Merdian, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 1950 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +76 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Mittelfranken 2025 A. Also played 1 rapid event (including Bayerische Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 Landesliga Nord) recently. He took a 33-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
At junior level, he reached #9 nationally in U12.
Current rating
1950
Standard
Rpd1844·Blz—
All-time high
1950
at best
Dec 2025 · age 19
Dec 2025 · age 19
Activity
19
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#36,691
#36,691 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
All-time peak 1950
at age 19
Dec 2025
100 career games
at age 19
Jul 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1616 → 1876
May 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1566 → returned at 1595
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+76
1874 → 1950
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
9/ 1656.3%
4W10D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/9 | #131 | 2097 | +45.6 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #6 | 2030 | +29.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,173
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#27,110
in continent
World
#36,691
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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