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Niebel, Guido
🇩🇪FIDE 16286332· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Guido Niebel, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1765 — just 25 short of his peak of 1790 (Mar 2024, age 55). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent appearance: 4. Internationales Bruehler Open 2026 B-Turnier. He had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1765
Standard
Rpd1760·Blz—
All-time high
1790
−25 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#87,543
#87,543 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+123 Elo)
1656 → 1779
Sep 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1779 → returned at 1779
Jun 2024
All-time peak 1790
at age 55 · −25 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1699 → returned at 1709
Mar 2020
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 50
Jul 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-14
1779 → 1765
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5/ 1241.7%
3W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/6 | #94 | 1709 | -14.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2.5/4 | #78 | 1864 | -0.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,809
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#62,834
in continent
World
#87,541
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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