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Windmueller, Simon
🇩🇪FIDE 16274032· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Simon Windmueller, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2183 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of German players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +166 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Team 2026 - Nationale 2 r7-9, and Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 4 rapid (including 29. Echternacher Open) and 3 blitz events (including Blitz par equipe du 24e Festival d'Echecs du Conseil Departemental de Meurthe et Moselle) recently.
At junior level, he reached #34, #31 and #72 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2183
Standard
Rpd2164·Blz2197
All-time high
2183
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
58
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#34 · German players under 18 · of 769
Career timeline
13 entries2026
34th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2183
May 2026
All-time peak 2183
at age 18
May 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 17
Nov 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
Jan 2025
2024
31st German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2108
Nov 2024
Crossed 2100
at age 16
Nov 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Best result
Offene Saarlaendische Einzelmeisterschaften 2025 Meisterturnierperf 2288 (+151) · 6/7 · #1
Top opponent
Evolution
+166
2017 → 2183
Tournaments
14
68 games
Score
37/ 6854.4%
27W30D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #452 | 2215 | +28.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #510 | 2804 | +13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2341 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6/9 | #12 | 2102 | -19.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/3 | #91 | 2138 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #68 | 2056 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4.5/7 | #8 | 2129 | -3.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2232 | +11.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/7 | #47 | 2136 | +4.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #47 | 2276 | +14.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMeikel Jenner
🇩🇪GER·2030
+4 −6 =3
13 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsThomas Schuetz
🇩🇪GER·1945
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Jun 2024
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vsCedric ChassardFM
🇩🇪GER·2232
+1 −7 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsDietmar Weidinger
🇩🇪GER·1858
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsChristian, Dr. Vogel
🇩🇪GER·2120
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#953
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,424
in continent
World
#9,108
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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