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Nickel, Neithard
🇩🇪FIDE 4681339· Male· Germany· Born in 1980
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Neithard Nickel, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2035. He has slipped back 63 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈1/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B and 10. Internationales Bad Schwartauer Schachopen. He took a 285-month break between Apr 2002 and Feb 2026. His peak of 2098 was reached at age 22 (Apr 2002).
Current rating
2035
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2098
−63 pts below
Apr 2002 · age 22
Apr 2002 · age 22
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#22,547
#22,547 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
6 entries2002
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Apr 2002
Crossed 1800
at age 22
Apr 2002
All-time peak 2098
at age 22 · −63 from today
Apr 2002
Inactive for 285 months
paused at 2098 → returned at 2072
Apr 2002
First FIDE rating
2098 · at age 22
Apr 2002
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
2098 → 2035
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
4W6D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/5 | #49 | 1937 | -38.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 5/7 | #15 | 2011 | -23.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,636
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#16,599
in continent
World
#22,547
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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