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Niesel, Matthias P.

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FIDEFIDE 4604873· Male· Germany· Born in 1964

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Matthias P. Niesel, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 2012. He has held steady between 2000 and 2050 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B. Also played 1 blitz event (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 29 months (2001–2004), 14 months (2004–2005) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2253 was reached at age 37 (Jul 2001).

Current rating

2012

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1825

All-time high

2253

−241 pts below
Jul 2001 · age 37

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#25,659

#25,659 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1976 → 2042
Dec 2024
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 2039 → returned at 2006
Feb 2020
2017
Re-crossed 2100
at age 53
Nov 2017
2012
Re-crossed 2200
at age 48
Nov 2012
2011
100 career games
at age 47
May 2011
2004
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2243 → returned at 2238
Apr 2004

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B
perf 2083 (+60) · 3/5 · #16
Top opponent
vs Alexis Buchinger 2,100
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B · Nov 2025 · +12.2 Elo
Evolution
-8
2020 → 2012
Tournaments
3
15 games
Score
7.5/ 1550.0%
4W7D4L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B
Open Swiss
Dec 20252.5/5#461943-11.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 B
Open Swiss
Nov 20253/5#162083+10.0
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Finale B
Swiss
Jul 20252/5#401974-6.8

Rankings

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Germany
#2,985
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,941
in continent
World
#25,659
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
🇩🇪Svane, FrederikFollow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,645
5
🇩🇪Kollars, DmitrijFollow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
🇩🇪Braun, ArikFollow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,587
...
2985🇩🇪Niesel, Matthias P.2,012
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
🇭🇺Rapport, RichardFollow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
18941🇩🇪Niesel, Matthias P.2,012
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
🇺🇸Caruana, FabianoFollow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,788
4
🇺🇿Abdusattorov, NodirbekFollow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
🇨🇳Wei, YiFollow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,753
...
25659🇩🇪Niesel, Matthias P.2,012