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Semling, Julius
🇩🇪FIDE 16290160· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Julius Semling, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2323 — his current career high and ranked 9th among German players under 18, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +124 Elo over the past 12 months. 60 rated games in the past year (≈43/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Round 5-6.
At junior level, he reached #12, #7 and #28 nationally in U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2323
Standard
Rpd2008·Blz2227
All-time high
2323
at best
May 2026 · age 18
May 2026 · age 18
Activity
61
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
60 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#9
#9 · German players under 18 · of 769
Career timeline
13 entries2026
All-time peak 2323
at age 18
May 2026
12th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2319
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2300
at age 17
Dec 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 17
Dec 2025
Re-crossed 2200
at age 17
Jul 2025
2024
7th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2260
Jul 2024
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+124
2199 → 2323
Tournaments
19
51 games
Score
31.5/ 5161.8%
22W19D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
19 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #236 | 2345 | +8.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #29 | 2226 | -2.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #1037 | 2289 | -0.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #80 | 2157 | -8.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #60 | 3063 | +8.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #611 | 2405 | +2.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2434 | +6.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #587 | 2315 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #47 | 2183 | -7.2 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 3074 | +20.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#294
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,222
in continent
World
#3,399
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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