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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 7 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%
#13,849 · players worldwide · of 218,279
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
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
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
#1,545
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#10,021
in continent
World
#13,849
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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