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Lubbe, Nikolas
GM🇩🇪FIDE 4694031· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Nikolas Lubbe, a 36-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2469 and ranked 45th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months). Recent appearance: 2. Bundesliga Nord 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. His peak of 2518 was reached at age 25 (Nov 2015); he also reached German #28 in Sep 2023.
Awarded GM in 2023 (age 33) and IM in 2013 (age 23). At junior level, he reached World #88 in U14, World #82 in U12 and #6, #7 and #3 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2469
Standard
Rpd2424·Blz2452
All-time high
2518
−49 pts below
Nov 2015 · age 25
Nov 2015 · age 25
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#45
#45 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
21 entries2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 34
Jan 2024
2023
Peak German rank: #28
at age 33 · rated 2508
Sep 2023
GM title awardedGM
at age 33 · 2023 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Apr 2023
2022
8-month rising streak
+43 Elo
Dec 2022
2017
Re-crossed 2500
at age 27
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
2469 → 2469
Tournaments
4
6 games
Score
3.5/ 658.3%
2W3D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #70 | 2474 | 0.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #115 | 1613 | -5.9 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #21 | 2528 | +1.3 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #26 | 2660 | +5.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMelanie LubbeWGM
🇩🇪GER·2253
+2 −1 =6
9 games·last met Mar 2025
View head-to-head →
vsSpartak GrigorianIM
🇩🇪GER·2418
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Feb 2025
View head-to-head →
vsPatrick Lick
🇩🇪GER·2145
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Jan 2015
View head-to-head →
vsJens HirneiseFM
🇩🇪GER·2362
+4 −0 =1
5 games·last met Dec 2011
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Rankings
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Germany
#45
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#502
in continent
World
#848
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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