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Niese, Holger
🇩🇪FIDE 4697057· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Holger Niese, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 2081 and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +40 Elo over the past 12 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2007–2010), 23 months (2012–2014) and 17 months (2017–2018). His peak of 2152 was reached at age 26 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
2081
Standard
Rpd2054·Blz2145
All-time high
2152
−71 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 26
Jan 2005 · age 26
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,247 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+40 Elo)
2041 → 2081
Apr 2026
2017
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2130
Feb 2017
100 career games
at age 38
Feb 2017
2014
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Dec 2014
2012
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2099 → returned at 2138
Dec 2012
2007
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2137
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+40
2041 → 2081
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
11.5/ 1863.9%
8W7D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #14 | 2209 | +11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #34 | 1922 | -4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2064 | -0.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 1978 | -2.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #12 | 2780 | +7.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/9 | #77 | 2081 | +5.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #7 | 2237 | +9.4 |
Rankings
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Germany
#1,969
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#12,570
in continent
World
#17,247
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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