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Nies, Peter

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FIDEFIDE 24628662· Male· Germany· Born in 1987

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Peter Nies, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 2089 — just 28 short of his peak of 2117 (Nov 2010, age 23) and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is on a steady climb with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar, and Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 rapid event (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) recently. He took a 15-month break between Jul 2009 and Nov 2010.

At junior level, he reached #62 nationally in U20.

Current rating

2089

Standard

Rpd2103·Blz2099

All-time high

2117

−28 pts below
Nov 2010 · age 23

Activity

23

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 8%

#16,417 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2011
100 career games
at age 24
May 2011
2010
All-time peak 2117
at age 23 · −28 from today
Nov 2010
2009
Re-crossed 2100
at age 22
Jul 2009
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2110 → returned at 2117
Jul 2009
2007
62nd German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2105
Oct 2007
Crossed 2100
at age 20
Oct 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Deutsche Schach-Pokalmeisterschaft 2025 (Daehne-Pokal)
perf 2227 (+151) · 3/5 · #6
Top opponent
vs Stefan DocxIM 2,358
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.5 Elo
Evolution
+36
2053 → 2089
Tournaments
5
26 games
Score
14/ 2653.8%
10W8D8L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/9#2622236+44.4
Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar
Team
Jan 20260.5/2#641985-3.6
Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe
Swiss
Oct 20251/3#451744-26.2
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/7#182068-0.6
Deutsche Schach-Pokalmeisterschaft 2025 (Daehne-Pokal)
Knockout
Jul 20253/5QF2227+22.6
Worst Elo result: Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe (-26.2 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,878
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#11,951
in continent
World
#16,417
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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2,587
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1878🇩🇪Nies, Peter2,089
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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11951🇩🇪Nies, Peter2,089
World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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16417🇩🇪Nies, Peter2,089