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Wellnitz, Simon

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FIDEFIDE 34625224· Male· Germany· Born in 1998

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Simon Wellnitz, a 28-year-old German player, is rated 1986 — just 6 short of his peak of 1992 (Feb 2026, age 28). He is on a breakout run, having gained +94 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen, and HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe Dezember.

Current rating

1986

Standard

Rpd1687·Blz1829

All-time high

1992

−6 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 28

Activity

17

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#29,771

#29,771 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
All-time peak 1992
at age 28 · −6 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+276 Elo)
1558 → 1834
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 26
Mar 2024
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
Jan 2024
2022
First FIDE rating
1440 · at age 24
Sep 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 B
perf 2192 (+262) · 4/5 · #5
Top opponent
vs Frank-Martin Belz 2,028
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B · Jul 2025 · +2.7 Elo
Best comeback
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
finished #3 (seeded #36 of 660)
Evolution
+56
1930 → 1986
Tournaments
8
26 games
Score
18/ 2669.2%
16W4D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B
Open Swiss
Mar 20262.5/5#261945-5.4
Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Dagvierkampen
Round-Robin
Jan 20263/3#32763+30.2
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe Dezember
Round-Robin
Dec 20252/2#12601+12.0
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe November
Round-Robin
Nov 20253/3#22667+25.4
HSK Klubturnier 2025 B3-Gruppe Oktober
Round-Robin
Oct 20250.5/1#719290.0

Rankings

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Germany
#3,469
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#21,996
in continent
World
#29,771
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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3
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5
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6
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2,620
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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3469🇩🇪Wellnitz, Simon1,986
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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