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Decker, Nils
🇩🇪FIDE 4699670· Male· Germany· Born in 1988
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Nils Decker, a 38-year-old German player, is rated 2117 — just 19 short of his peak of 2136 (Aug 2023, age 35) and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 6 months. 49 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and CN 2. divisao 2025-26 r. 3. Also played 1 blitz event (including Douro Blitz Cruise 2025 - gr. B) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 58 months (2007–2012), 20 months (2012–2014) and 16 months (2014–2015).
At junior level, he reached #84 and #55 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2117
Standard
Rpd2102·Blz2004
All-time high
2136
−19 pts below
Aug 2023 · age 35
Aug 2023 · age 35
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
49 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 6%
#13,850 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
15 entries2025
Re-crossed 2100
at age 37
Dec 2025
2023
All-time peak 2136
at age 35 · −19 from today
Aug 2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 35
Apr 2023
2020
Best 12-month gain (+71 Elo)
2034 → 2105
Nov 2020
Crossed 2100
at age 32
Nov 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 31
Feb 2019
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+7
2110 → 2117
Tournaments
12
49 games
Score
26/ 4953.1%
23W6D20L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
12 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #16 | 2818 | +7.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #80 | 2008 | -14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2187 | +2.2 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 2/3 | #61 | 2182 | +6.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 2935 | +10.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #42 | 1998 | -15.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 6/9 | #9 | 2203 | +22.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/5 | #41 | 2219 | +17.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #7 | 2828 | +8.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #5 | 2939 | +11.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,562
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#10,034
in continent
World
#13,850
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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