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Natsidis, Christoph
FM🇩🇪FIDE 24601179· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Christoph Natsidis, a 38-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2347 — just 24 short of his peak of 2371 (Nov 2015, age 27) and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +24 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Januar 2026 and 29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft. He took a 46-month break between Jul 2011 and Jun 2015.
Awarded FM in 2009 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #11, #18 and #45 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2347
Standard
Rpd2337·Blz2255
All-time high
2371
−24 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 27
Nov 2015 · age 27
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#226 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2026
24th German 35-40 player
at age 38 · rated 2347
Mar 2026
2023
91st German 20-35 player
at age 35 · rated 2350
Mar 2023
2016
Re-crossed 2300
at age 28
Jul 2016
2015
All-time peak 2371
at age 27 · −24 from today
Nov 2015
2011
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 2357 → returned at 2357
Jul 2011
500 career games
at age 23
May 2011
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+24
2323 → 2347
Tournaments
3
10 games
Score
8/ 1080.0%
6W4D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #58 | 2295 | -1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #21 | 2436 | +5.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6.5/7 | #1 | 2514 | +19.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#226
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,788
in continent
World
#2,783
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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