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Niemann, Hans Moke

Niemann, Hans Moke

GM🇺🇸

FIDEFIDE 2093596· Male· United States of America· Born in 2003

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Hans Moke Niemann, a 23-year-old American Grandmaster, is rated 2742 — his current career high and ranked 4th among American players, and 12th worldwide. He has held steady between 2725 and 2750 for 22 months. 65 rated games in the past year (≈116/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters, and FIDE World Cup 2025. Also played 3 rapid (including FIDE World Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including FIDE World Blitz Championship 2025) recently. He reached World #12 in Jun 2026 and has been in the world top 20 for 18 months and counting.

Awarded GM in 2021 (age 18), IM in 2018 (age 15), and FM in 2016 (age 13). At junior level, he reached World #3 in U20, World #4 in U18, World #9 in U16, World #18 in U14, World #3 in U12 and World #10 in U10.

Current rating

2742

Standard

Rpd2673·Blz2709

All-time high

2742

at best
Jun 2026 · age 23

Activity

95

games / yr avg. · ≈8/mo

53 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Very active

Signature stat

#4

#4 · American players · of 5,026
World top 20 since Jun 2026

Career timeline

27 entries
2026
18 months in world top 20 (ongoing)
longest streak 15 months · since Sep 2024
Jun 2026
Peak World rank: #12
at age 23 · rated 2742
Jun 2026
All-time peak 2742
at age 23
Jun 2026
2025
Peak American rank: #4
at age 22 · rated 2738
Oct 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2700
at age 21
Jun 2024
2023
3rd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2708
May 2023

Standard rating history

Activity & highlights

Evolution
+6
2736 → 2742
Tournaments
6
65 games
Score
29/ 6544.6%
16W41D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsPraggnanandhaa RGM2,785·FIDE Grand Swiss 2025·R10·+5.7
2.[W]vsAwonder LiangGM2,718·Hans Niemann against Awonder Liang·R3·+4.9
3.[W]vsAwonder LiangGM2,718·Hans Niemann against Awonder Liang·R8·+4.9
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsAndy WoodwardGM2,590·2025 US Championship·R8·-6.9
2.[L]vsDavid Anton GuijarroGM2,625·CECLUB DIVISION DE HONOR 2025·R4·-6.5
3.[L]vsSamuel SevianGM2,698·2025 US Championship·R10·-5.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
PRAGUE INTERNATIONAL CHESS FESTIVAL - MASTERS TOURNAMENT 2026
Round-Robin
Feb 20264/9#72670-6.9
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Masters
Round-Robin
Jan 20267.5/13#42777+9.8
FIDE World Cup 2025
Knockout
Nov 20251/2R1282572-4.2
2025 US Championship
Round-Robin
Oct 20255.5/11#52679-8.8
FIDE Grand Swiss 2025
Open Swiss
Sep 20257/11#72760+4.6
CECLUB DIVISION DE HONOR 2025
Round-Robin
Aug 20254/7#152709-2.6

Most-Played Opponents

vsAnish GiriGM
🇳🇱NED·2764
+11 −10 =7
28 games·last met Feb 2026
View head-to-head →
vsNikita VitiugovGM
🇬🇧ENG·2666
+11 −2 =13
26 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsEtienne BacrotGM
🇫🇷FRA·2626
+13 −4 =7
24 games·last met Aug 2024
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vsAwonder LiangGM
🇺🇸USA·2696
+4 −2 =12
18 games·last met Apr 2026
View head-to-head →
vsNicolas ChecaGM
🇺🇸USA·2507
+4 −10 =2
16 games·last met Jul 2021
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Rankings

/
United States of America
#4
out of 5,510 players
Americas
#4
in continent
World
#12
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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