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Patzelt, Nikolaus
🇩🇪FIDE 24615609· Male· Germany· Born in 1995
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Nikolaus Patzelt, a 31-year-old German player, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2081 and 2169 over the past 2 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 3, SGM 2025-2026 (all leagues) Promotion, and SMM Ligen 1-4 2026 round 1. He took a 44-month break between May 2011 and Feb 2015. His peak of 2169 was reached at age 29 (Dec 2024).
At junior level, he reached #89 and #40 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd2081·Blz—
All-time high
2169
−88 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 29
Dec 2024 · age 29
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 30
Oct 2025
2024
All-time peak 2169
at age 29 · −88 from today
Dec 2024
2020
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Oct 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 24
Nov 2019
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 23
Oct 2018
2017
Best 12-month gain (+90 Elo)
1914 → 2004
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-8
2089 → 2081
Tournaments
10
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
4W3D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #597 | 1928 | -4.2 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #124 | 1315 | -9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #452 | 2743 | +6.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #277 | 1911 | -9.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #775 | 1262 | -11.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #52 | 2823 | +7.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #890 | 2036 | -1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 2261 | +4.2 |
Team | Aug 2025 | 1/1 | #25 | 2878 | +9.6 |
Team | Jun 2025 | 0/1 | #135 | 1289 | -10.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,969
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,570
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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