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Kraus, Nikolas

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FIDEFIDE 34674420· Male· Germany· Born in 2002

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Nikolas Kraus, a 24-year-old German player, is rated 1902 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈31/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I, and 2. Holledauer Schachopen.

Current rating

1902

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1902

at best
May 2026 · age 24

Activity

29

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#47,633

#47,633 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+51 Elo)
1851 → 1902
May 2026
All-time peak 1902
at age 24
May 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 24
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1800
at age 23
May 2025
First FIDE rating
1851 · at age 23
May 2025

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated

Activity & highlights

Best result
2. Holledauer Schachopen
perf 2114 (+237) · 3.5/5 · #54
Top opponent
vs Christoph ZillFM 2,127
2. Holledauer Schachopen · Feb 2026 · +12.3 Elo
Evolution
+51
1851 → 1902
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
16/ 3053.3%
12W8D10L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/8#2961821-20.4
Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I
Swiss
Mar 20264/8#71982+45.2
2. Holledauer Schachopen
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/5#542114+28.4
12. Wittelsbacher Weihnachts-Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/6#751897-2.4
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-20.4 Elo, finished #296).

Rankings

/
Germany
#5,231
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#35,102
in continent
World
#47,632
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,657
4
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2,640
5
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2,634
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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2,588
10
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2,587
...
5231🇩🇪Kraus, Nikolas1,902
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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2,739
6
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2,729
7
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2,728
8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
...
35102🇩🇪Kraus, Nikolas1,902
World
1
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2,841
2
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2,792
2
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2,792
4
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2,777
4
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,777
6
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,764
8
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2,761
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
9
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2,753
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47632🇩🇪Kraus, Nikolas1,902