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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 2328 — just 12 short of his peak of 2340 (Apr 2026, age 16) and ranked 6th 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.
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
2328
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz2009
All-time high
2340
−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 16
Apr 2026 · age 16
Activity
110
games / yr avg. · ≈9/mo
112 past 12 mo · ≈9/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
#6
#6 · German players under 16 · of 721
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
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+198
2130 → 2328
Tournaments
17
103 games
Score
55.5/ 10353.9%
34W43D26L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #55 | 2246 | +54.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#272
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,115
in continent
World
#3,254
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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