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Spriestersbach, Kai
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16269985· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Kai Spriestersbach, a 20-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2217 and sitting in the top 3% of German players under 20, and in the top 3% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈34/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, Jugendbundesliga U20 West 2025-2026 Januar 2026, and Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U20. Also played 1 rapid event (including 4. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Schnellschachturnier) recently. His peak of 2288 was reached at age 18 (Apr 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #22, #9, #7, #34 and #46 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2217
Standard
Rpd2224·Blz2114
All-time high
2288
−71 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 18
Apr 2024 · age 18
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#21 · German players under 20 · of 576
Career timeline
17 entries2026
22nd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2224
Feb 2026
Re-crossed 2200
at age 20
Jan 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 18
Nov 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 18
Jul 2024
All-time peak 2288
at age 18 · −71 from today
Apr 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+23
2194 → 2217
Tournaments
10
19 games
Score
13.5/ 1971.1%
11W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #31 | 2092 | -3.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #62 | 1968 | -6.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #12 | 2784 | +4.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2787 | +4.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2258 | +14.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2848 | +6.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #3 | 2727 | +3.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #30 | 3127 | +14.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/4 | #148 | 2000 | -20.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2732 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#727
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,074
in continent
World
#7,294
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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