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Neiss, Josef Martin
🇩🇪FIDE 4643623· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Josef Martin Neiss, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2013. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 17-month break between Oct 2001 and Apr 2003. Recent appearance: 19. Int. Deizisauer Herbstopen 2025 A. Also played 5 rapid (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) and 18 blitz events (including Plochinger Winter-Blitz 2025) recently. His peak of 2184 was reached at age 31 (Oct 2004).
Current rating
2013
Standard
Rpd2044·Blz2088
All-time high
2184
−171 pts below
Oct 2004 · age 31
Oct 2004 · age 31
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#25,537
#25,537 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2015
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Jun 2015
2013
Re-crossed 2100
at age 40
Jun 2013
2010
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
May 2010
100 career games
at age 37
May 2010
2004
All-time peak 2184
at age 31 · −171 from today
Oct 2004
2001
Best 12-month gain (+43 Elo)
2120 → 2163
Oct 2001
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-28
2041 → 2013
Tournaments
2
15 games
Score
8/ 1553.3%
4W8D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/8 | #26 | 1876 | -26.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #54 | 1887 | -28.4 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsGerhard Riewe
🇩🇪GER·2032
+11 −12 =11
34 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsKadir Oezden
🇩🇪GER·1856
+10 −2 =2
14 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsAnton Globokar
🇩🇪GER
+11 −1 =1
13 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsHorst Schmaus
🇩🇪GER·2040
+8 −1 =2
11 games·last met Jun 2026
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vsMaximilian Trapp
🇩🇪GER·2090
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met Aug 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#2,987
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#18,865
in continent
World
#25,537
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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