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Hauf, Nicolai

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FIDEFIDE 24697591· Male· Germany· Born in 1991

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Nicolai Hauf, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 2076 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 7 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Schaffausen New Year Open 2026 and Stein am Rhein II. Also played 2 rapid (including PSB-Schnellschach-Grand-Prix 2025-2026 Landau) and 1 blitz events (including Plochinger Winter-Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2013–2015), 36 months (2015–2018) and 81 months (2019–2025).

Current rating

2076

Standard

Rpd2071·Blz2057

All-time high

2076

at best
May 2026 · age 35

Activity

3

games / yr avg.

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 8%

#17,743 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 2076
at age 35
May 2026
2019
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 2060 → returned at 2063
Feb 2019
2015
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2027 → returned at 2027
May 2015
2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2014 → returned at 2027
Nov 2013
2012
Best 12-month gain (+59 Elo)
1966 → 2025
Mar 2012
Crossed 2000
at age 21
Mar 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026
perf 2149 (+74) · 3.5/5 · #4
Top opponent
vs Anand GautierFM 2,267
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026 · Jan 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+16
2060 → 2076
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsHalit Rexhepi1,932·Stein am Rhein II·R5·+6.4
2.[D]vsAnand GautierFM2,267·Schaffausen New Year Open 2026·R4·+5.0
3.[W]vsThore Kuebart1,867·Stein am Rhein II·R2·+4.9
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsYasin Chennaoui2,187·Stein am Rhein II·R4·-6.6
2.[L]vsVeaceslav CofmannFM2,251·Stein am Rhein II·R3·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#42149+12.6
Stein am Rhein II
Swiss
Nov 20253/5#42069+2.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#2,042
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,964
in continent
World
#17,743
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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10
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2042🇩🇪Hauf, Nicolai2,076
Europe
1
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2
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3
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3
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7
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8
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1
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2,840
2
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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