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Niering, Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 4612817· Male· Germany· Born in 1970
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Martin Niering, a 56-year-old German player, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He has slipped back 54 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent appearances: 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026 and 8. Internationales Spandauer Weihnachtsopen 2025. He took a 13-month break between Dec 2022 and Feb 2024. His peak of 2230 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2016).
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd2122·Blz—
All-time high
2230
−149 pts below
Jan 2016 · age 46
Jan 2016 · age 46
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,234 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
17 entries2022
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2156 → returned at 2140
Dec 2022
2020
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Dec 2019
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Jan 2019
2017
Re-crossed 2200
at age 47
Jun 2017
2016
All-time peak 2230
at age 46 · −149 from today
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-54
2135 → 2081
Tournaments
4
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #80 | 1528 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #63 | 2043 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/6 | #71 | 1934 | -43.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #36 | 2102 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,975
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,578
in continent
World
#17,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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