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Neuhoff, Laertes
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16279719· Male· Germany· Born in 2010
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Laertes Neuhoff, a 16-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2306 and ranked 10th among German players under 16, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is rising rapidly, having gained +237 Elo over the past 12 months. 112 rated games in the past year (≈105/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz. Also played 1 rapid (including Chess Slovak Open Rapid 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Chess Slovak Open Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2340 was reached at age 16 (Apr 2026).
Awarded FM in 2026 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #89 in U16, World #36 in U12, World #58 in U10 and #6 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2306
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2009
All-time high
2340
−34 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
108
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#10
#10 · German players under 16 · of 759
Career timeline
20 entries2026
89th U16 player worldwide
at age 16 · rated 2340
Apr 2026
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Apr 2026
Best 12-month gain (+292 Elo)
2048 → 2340
Apr 2026
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2340
at age 16 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 16
Apr 2026
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+150
2156 → 2306
Tournaments
17
103 games
Score
53.5/ 10351.9%
33W41D29L
Top 3 wins
3.[W]vsPatryk MrozowskiCM2,245·X Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Lecha Kaczynskiego w Bydgoszczy - OPEN A·R8·+23.8
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
17 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 2.5/9 | #10 | 2237 | -22.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #78 | 1458 | -12.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6/9 | #9 | 2420 | +80.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 1778 | -5.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2321 | +3.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2370 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 3074 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #55 | 2225 | +9.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/9 | #26 | 2242 | +15.1 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #20 | 2182 | +19.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#343
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,572
in continent
World
#3,883
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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