Heidenreich, Nils Patrick

Nils Patrick Heidenreich, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 2153 — just 21 short of his peak of 2174 (Dec 2017, age 26) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 6 career breaks: 14 months (2005–2006), 12 months (2009–2010), 15 months (2011–2013), 42 months (2013–2017), 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 22 months (2022–2024). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 6, and Dutch Team Competition - klasse 1 Round 2. Also played 1 rapid event (including 34. Krefelder Schnellschach-Open 2025) recently.

Previously known as Nils Patrick Czybik (until Jun 2024). At junior level, he reached #46, #63, #37 and #25 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.