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Melestean, Timur
🇩🇪FIDE 16280385· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Timur Melestean, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2164 and sitting in the top 5% of German players under 18, and in the top 5% worldwide. He has slipped back 110 Elo over the past 12 months. 34 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Deutsche Vereinsmeisterschaft 2025 U20. He took a 13-month break between Jul 2021 and Sep 2022. His peak of 2274 was reached at age 17 (May 2025).
At junior level, he reached #14, #16, #58 and #76 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2164
Standard
Rpd1770·Blz1955
All-time high
2274
−110 pts below
May 2025 · age 17
May 2025 · age 17
Activity
39
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#37 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Nov 2025
14th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2274
May 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
May 2025
All-time peak 2274
at age 17 · −110 from today
May 2025
Crossed 2200
at age 17
Feb 2025
2024
16th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2157
Oct 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-110
2274 → 2164
Tournaments
9
34 games
Score
15.5/ 3445.6%
7W17D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2208 | +0.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5/9 | #282 | 2126 | -30.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2322 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #9 | 3015 | +22.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #78 | 1593 | -20.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 3/7 | #52 | 2161 | -18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/2 | #62 | 2158 | -4.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #34 | 2266 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #128 | 2116 | -76.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,113
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,350
in continent
World
#10,315
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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