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Niemann, Silvio
🇩🇪FIDE 24609269· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Silvio Niemann, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 1839. He has fluctuated between 1839 and 1907 over the past 2 years. 80 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include XL. Aeskulap-Open, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C, and 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe C) and 1 blitz events (including Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026) recently. He took a 19-month break between Oct 2014 and Jun 2016. His peak of 1907 was reached at age 50 (Feb 2025).
Current rating
1839
Standard
Rpd1934·Blz1839
All-time high
1907
−68 pts below
Feb 2025 · age 50
Feb 2025 · age 50
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
75 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#64,553
#64,553 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1907
at age 50 · −68 from today
Feb 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+105 Elo)
1799 → 1904
May 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1800
at age 48
Nov 2023
2017
100 career games
at age 42
Jul 2017
2016
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Jun 2016
2014
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1773 → returned at 1814
Oct 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-26
1865 → 1839
Tournaments
12
77 games
Score
41.5/ 7753.9%
27W29D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/3 | #30 | 2768 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #37 | 1873 | -16.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/6 | #111 | 1859 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #48 | 1902 | +5.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/6 | #94 | 1852 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #52 | 1809 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 1829 | -5.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/9 | #37 | 1828 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #57 | 2010 | +2.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #260 | 1867 | -2.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#6,887
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#47,128
in continent
World
#64,552
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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