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Prahl, Niklas
🇩🇪FIDE 16299566· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Niklas Prahl, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 1884 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B and Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 3 rapid (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) and 1 blitz events (including Bezirksblitzeinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Feb 2020 and Aug 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1884
Standard
Rpd1954·Blz1862
All-time high
1884
at best
Jun 2026 · age 26
Jun 2026 · age 26
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#52,103
#52,103 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1884
at age 26
Jun 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+208 Elo)
1640 → 1848
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Dec 2023
2020
Crossed 1600
at age 20
Feb 2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1612 → returned at 1623
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+40
1844 → 1884
Tournaments
3
18 games
Score
10.5/ 1858.3%
7W7D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/4 | #17 | 2590 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #74 | 1927 | +5.6 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #11 | 2008 | +31.6 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,710
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,335
in continent
World
#52,102
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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