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Sauer, Tim
CM🇩🇪FIDE 16265726· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Tim Sauer, a 17-year-old German Candidate Master, is rated 2199 and sitting in the top 4% of German players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2033 and 2269 over the past 2 years. 87 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) and 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. His peak of 2269 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2026).
Awarded CM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #17, #9, #3, #4 and #4 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2199
Standard
Rpd2108·Blz2173
All-time high
2269
−70 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
87 past 12 mo · ≈7/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#32 · German players under 18 · of 769
Career timeline
16 entries2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Apr 2026
17th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2269
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2269
at age 17 · −70 from today
Jan 2026
2025
9th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2234
Aug 2025
CM title awardedCM
at age 16
Aug 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 16
Aug 2025
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+2
2197 → 2199
Tournaments
15
68 games
Score
40/ 6858.8%
26W28D14L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
15 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2870 | +12.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #351 | 2162 | -20.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #5 | 2354 | +56.0 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #21 | 2209 | +18.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1.5/2 | #19 | 2182 | +5.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2281 | +8.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #31 | 2251 | -4.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1269 | -30.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/7 | #21 | 1934 | -116.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 2909 | +25.2 |
Worst Elo result: Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier (-116.4 Elo, finished #21).
Rankings
/
Germany
#862
out of 15,290 players
Europe
#5,773
in continent
World
#8,226
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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