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Wellnitz, Simon
🇩🇪FIDE 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 progressing steadily with +56 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
Feb 2026 · age 28
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#29,808
#29,808 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
5 entries2026
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+56
1930 → 1986
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
14/ 2166.7%
12W4D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #26 | 1945 | -5.4 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #3 | 2763 | +30.2 |
Round-Robin | Dec 2025 | 2/2 | #1 | 2601 | +12.0 |
Round-Robin | Nov 2025 | 3/3 | #2 | 2667 | +25.4 |
Round-Robin | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #7 | 1929 | 0.0 |
Round-Robin | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #2 | 1786 | -7.6 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/5 | #33 | 1951 | +2.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,475
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#22,022
in continent
World
#29,807
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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