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Meier, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 4684974· Male· Germany· Born in 1985
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Jan Meier, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 2152 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2139 and 2181 over the past 2 years. 12 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open. Also played 1 blitz event (including 9. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 74 months (2009–2015), 19 months (2016–2018) and 67 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2190 was reached at age 18 (Jul 2003).
At junior level, he reached #38 and #16 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2152
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2166
All-time high
2190
−38 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 18
Jul 2003 · age 18
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,115 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
74th German 40-45 player
at age 41 · rated 2174
Jan 2026
2025
87th German 35-40 player
at age 40 · rated 2180
Sep 2025
2019
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 2172 → returned at 2174
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 2189 → returned at 2184
Jun 2016
2009
Inactive for 74 months
paused at 2164 → returned at 2161
Jul 2009
2004
38th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2183
Jul 2004
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
2180 → 2152
Tournaments
7
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
4W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #19 | 3042 | +12.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #79 | 1312 | -11.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/6 | #50 | 2008 | -23.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #56 | 2156 | -0.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #16 | 2993 | +10.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,223
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#7,961
in continent
World
#11,115
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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