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Nissen, Claus
🇩🇪FIDE 4610997· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Claus Nissen, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 2156 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2011–2013) and 12 months (2016–2017). His peak of 2214 was reached at age 52 (Apr 2018).
Current rating
2156
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2146
All-time high
2214
−58 pts below
Apr 2018 · age 52
Apr 2018 · age 52
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,850 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 56
Nov 2022
98th German 55-60 player
at age 56 · rated 2211
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2200
at age 55
Aug 2021
2020
100 career games
at age 54
Feb 2020
2018
Best 12-month gain (+45 Elo)
2169 → 2214
Apr 2018
All-time peak 2214
at age 52 · −58 from today
Apr 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+20
2136 → 2156
Tournaments
7
9 games
Score
6.5/ 972.2%
6W3D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/1 | #27 | 2888 | +8.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #22 | 2846 | +7.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #49 | 2054 | -2.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #15 | 2887 | +8.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2584 | +2.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 2071 | -1.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #52 | 2061 | -2.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,172
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,754
in continent
World
#10,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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