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Wilmes, Niklas

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FIDEFIDE 533035784· Male· Germany· Born in 1999

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Niklas Wilmes, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 1827 — his current career high. He is on a breakout run, having gained +129 Elo over the past 12 months. 25 rated games in the past year. Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - B, 42. Muensterland-Open, and Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including 5. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier) recently.

Current rating

1827

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1707

All-time high

1827

at best
May 2026 · age 27

Activity

27

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

25 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#68,037

#68,037 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

5 entries
2026
Best 12-month gain (+129 Elo)
1698 → 1827
May 2026
Crossed 1800
at age 27
May 2026
All-time peak 1827
at age 27
May 2026
2025
Crossed 1600
at age 26
Sep 2025
First FIDE rating
1698 · at age 26
Sep 2025

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
perf 1952 (+125) · 5.5/9 · #14
Top opponent
vs Colin A Costello 1,909
1. Muenster Oster Open - B · Mar 2026 · +24.6 Elo
Evolution
—
Tournaments
3
25 games
Score
11.5/ 2546.0%
9W5D11L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAndreas Boerger1,874·42. Muensterland-Open·R6·+28.8
2.[W]vsMarc Hoppe1,801·42. Muensterland-Open·R2·+25.1
3.[W]vsColin A Costello1,909·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R2·+24.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
Open Swiss
Mar 20265.5/9#141952+117.2
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/8#1361743+12.4
Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open
Open Swiss
Aug 20253.5/8#9216750.0
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.

Rankings

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Germany
#7,099
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#49,554
in continent
World
#68,037
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2,759
2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
🇩🇪Engel, LuisFollow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,593
8
🇩🇪Doettling, FabianFollow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,592
9
🇩🇪Wagner, DennisFollow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,591
10
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2,587
...
7099🇩🇪Wilmes, Niklas1,827
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
🇵🇱Duda, Jan-KrzysztofFollow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,739
6
🇳🇱Van Foreest, JordenFollow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,735
7
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2,729
8
🇫🇷Vachier-Lagrave, MaximeFollow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
8
🇦🇿Mamedyarov, ShakhriyarFollow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,717
10
🇹🇷Erdogmus, Yagiz KaanFollow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,708
...
49554🇩🇪Wilmes, Niklas1,827
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
68037🇩🇪Wilmes, Niklas1,827