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Wunderlich, Elias
FM🇩🇪FIDE 34608087· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Elias Wunderlich, a 17-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2194 and sitting in the top 4% of German players under 18, and in the top 4% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +103 Elo over the past 12 months. 56 rated games in the past year (≈41/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and Airport IM-Turnier 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently. His peak of 2322 was reached at age 17 (Jan 2026).
Awarded FM in 2025 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #9, #6, #14 and #15 nationally in U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2194
Standard
Rpd2174·Blz—
All-time high
2322
−128 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 17
Jan 2026 · age 17
Activity
48
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
56 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 4%
#32 · German players under 18 · of 790
Career timeline
13 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+316 Elo)
1993 → 2309
Mar 2026
9th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2322
Jan 2026
All-time peak 2322
at age 17 · −128 from today
Jan 2026
2025
6th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2320
Dec 2025
FM title awardedFM
at age 16
Dec 2025
Crossed 2300
at age 16
Dec 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+81
2113 → 2194
Tournaments
12
55 games
Score
28.5/ 5551.8%
22W13D20L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsFelix MeissnerFM2,358·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R2·+32.2
3.[W]vsThomas, Dr. Pieper2,226·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier·R9·+22.4
Top 3 losses
2.[L]vsNirish Kumar Siva KumarFM2,151·Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival·R8·-17.8
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round-Robin | May 2026 | 1/9 | #10 | 1924 | -69.4 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/4 | #945 | 1990 | -33.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #41 | 2883 | +4.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #64 | 1454 | -11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #20 | 2968 | +5.8 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 4.5/9 | #5 | 2293 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 2707 | +1.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #14 | 2785 | +9.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #31 | 2379 | +84.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/2 | #4 | 3008 | +42.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#879
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#5,979
in continent
World
#8,511
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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