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Huschenbeth, Niclas
GM🇩🇪FIDE 24604747· Male· Germany· Born in 1992
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Niclas Huschenbeth, a 34-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2586 and ranked 11th among German players, and 199th worldwide. He is currently in the 2575–2600 range. 45 rated games in the past year (≈58/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 1. Bundesliga AUT 2025-2026 Round 6-11, and Brazil Chess Series - Floripa 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 1. Vorrunde) recently. His peak of 2628 was reached at age 27 (Nov 2019); he also reached World #144 in Feb 2024 and spent 95 months in German top 10, with a longest streak of 6 consecutive years.
Awarded GM in 2012 (age 20) and IM in 2008 (age 16). At junior level, he reached World #19 in U20, World #27 in U18, World #10 in U16, World #11 in U14 and World #39 in U12.
Current rating
2586
Standard
Rpd2562·Blz2543
All-time high
2628
−42 pts below
Nov 2019 · age 27
Nov 2019 · age 27
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#11
#11 · German players · of 13,806
95 months in National top 10 (2017–2026)
95 months in National top 10 (2017–2026)
Career timeline
25 entries2026
95 months in national top 10
longest streak 83 months · since Apr 2017
Jan 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2600
at age 33
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2600
at age 32
Sep 2024
Peak World rank: #144
at age 32 · rated 2618
Feb 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2600
at age 31
May 2023
2021
Re-crossed 2600
at age 29
Oct 2021
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2591 → 2586
Tournaments
7
36 games
Score
23.5/ 3665.3%
15W17D4L
Top 3 wins
2.[W]vsRoberto Garcia PantojaGM2,503·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R5·+4.0
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNikola MitkovGM2,390·Tercer Torneo Internacional de Ajedrez Club Caissa Guatemala 2026·R9·-7.4
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #35 | 2648 | +3.1 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 4/6 | #18 | 2677 | +8.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #84 | 2580 | +0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 8/10 | #8 | 2415 | -8.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6/9 | #15 | 2441 | -5.1 |
Knockout | Nov 2025 | 2/4 | R128 | 2588 | 0.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #97 | 2439 | -4.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Most-Played Opponents
vsDavid NavaraGM
🇨🇿CZE·2624
+2 −5 =4
11 games·last met Oct 2023
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vsLiviu-Dieter NisipeanuGM
🇷🇴ROU·2582
+2 −2 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMarkus RaggerGM
🇦🇹AUT·2579
+0 −4 =6
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatthias BluebaumGM
🇩🇪GER·2694
+2 −2 =5
9 games·last met May 2025
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vsDmitrij KollarsGM
🇩🇪GER·2635
+5 −0 =4
9 games·last met Aug 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#11
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#107
in continent
World
#199
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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