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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 2095 — his current career high and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +35 Elo over the past 12 months. 16 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

2095

Standard

Rpd2071·Blz2057

All-time high

2095

at best
Jun 2026 · age 35

Activity

5

games / yr avg.

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

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,887 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
All-time peak 2095
at age 35
Jun 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

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
perf 2186 (+91) · 4.5/6 · #11
Top opponent
vs Anand GautierFM 2,267
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026 · Jan 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
+35
2060 → 2095
Tournaments
3
16 games
Score
11/ 1668.8%
9W4D3L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRudolf Wilhelm BraeuningFM2,180·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R5·+12.4
2.[W]vsHalit Rexhepi1,932·Stein am Rhein II·R5·+6.4
3.[D]vsAnand GautierFM2,267·Schaffausen New Year Open 2026·R4·+5.0
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsYasin Chennaoui2,187·Stein am Rhein II·R4·-6.6
2.[L]vsFabian, Dr. Schlottmann2,227·4. Horber Pfingstgambit·R7·-6.4
3.[L]vsVeaceslav CofmannFM2,251·Stein am Rhein II·R3·-5.1

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
4. Horber Pfingstgambit
Open Swiss
May 20264.5/6#112186+19.2
Schaffausen New Year Open 2026
Swiss
Jan 20263.5/5#42149+12.6
Stein am Rhein II
Swiss
Nov 20253/5#42069+2.8
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

/
Germany
#1,796
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,539
in continent
World
#15,887
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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