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Heiligtag, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 16256077· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Matthias Heiligtag, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 1994. He has fluctuated between 1939 and 2043 over the past 2 years. 44 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 8, NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 4 Round 7. Also played 2 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 1 blitz events (including 8. Offenes Muensteraner ELO Blitzschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2043 was reached at age 18 (Jan 2026).
At junior level, he reached #66, #72, #73, #83 and #36 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd1996·Blz1981
All-time high
2043
−49 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 18
Jan 2026 · age 18
Activity
36
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
43 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2026
66th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2043
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2043
at age 18 · −49 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1691 → 1939
Aug 2024
7-month rising streak
+188 Elo
Jun 2024
72nd German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1926
May 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+13
1981 → 1994
Tournaments
15
43 games
Score
22.5/ 4352.3%
11W23D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #305 | 1950 | -2.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #59 | 2024 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #424 | 2030 | +2.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #1197 | 1528 | -6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #13 | 2650 | +10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #72 | 1858 | -53.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #50 | 2016 | -3.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2775 | +18.4 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #202 | 2935 | +27.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/8 | #83 | 2032 | +29.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsFrank Hepting
🇩🇪GER·1883
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsJose Antonio Alonso
🇩🇪GER·1849
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsTobias da Silva Guenther
🇩🇪GER·1768
+2 −2 =2
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsMohammad Reza Vaghef
🇩🇪GER·1696
+4 −1 =1
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsAnastasia Ahn
🇧🇪BEL·1927
+1 −0 =4
5 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#3,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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