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GER · 23 yrs · K=10 · Peak 2403 (Apr 2026)

Best performance: 2548 at Saturday Blitz Tournament 001 at the World Chess Club Berlin(Best of 2023)

World #=1207 live, down 26#1,181 publishedGermany #70Europe #=683among active players

Blitz rating

2386

FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2279 to 2386 over the last 12 months; peak 2403 in April 2026.

Official rating by month

Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262439, +1, 9 games2379, 0, 0 games2386, -12, 9 games
Oct 20262438, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262438, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262438, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262438, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262438, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, 0, 0 games
May 20262438, -8, 3 games2379, 0, 0 games2398, -5, 14 games
Apr 20262446, -6, 2 games2379, 0, 0 games2403, +86, 29 games
Mar 20262452, 0, 0 games2379, 0, 0 games2317, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262452, -4, 2 games2379, 0, 0 games2317, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262456, +1, 2 games2379, 0, 0 games2317, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252455, 0, 0 games2379, -23, 20 games2317, +38, 22 games
Working toward the Grandmaster title1 tracked norm · 9/27 gamesrating 2456 of 2500, live 2439composition opendetails ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 9 games, Mar 28.

From 190 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 14.

Blitz games since the November list

No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)

Last playedScore
2026 FISU World University Championship Mind Sports(Blitz Men)Oct 14TPR 22365/9

The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.

Title Progress

GM title progress

Working toward the Grandmaster title

Tracked norms: 1 · 9 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2456, needs 2500

Composition: next norm must come from a qualifying open (Swiss with 40+ players, national championship final, or similar)

1. Bundesliga 2022-2023Apr 20236/9

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 176 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, GM Niclas Huschenbeth, Dec 2023 · Saturday Blitz Tournament 001 at the World Chess Club Berlin, 2603
2, GM Maxim Vavulin, Mar 2026 · 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026, 2549
3, GM Robert Rabiega, Mar 2026 · 46. Norddeutsche Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026, 2500

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 23 of 190 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 6 of 12 games.

As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...e6, and 1.Nf3 with 1...Nf6.

All openings (1 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
Sicilian Defense333%

9 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

12 events

Events before the current rating period show the performance, not a rating change.

Live events show the rating change; earlier events show the performance rating.

Performance rating by year

YearGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
20265235½22242357
2025442621922257
20249621002225
20238722122548
2017221320652130

Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.

Rated near Nikolas Wachinger · Blitz

World

  1. #1205FM Tikhon Popov2386.2
  2. #1206IM Pavel Shkapenko2386.1
  3. #=1207IM Nikolas Wachinger2386.0
  4. #=1207IM Armen Ambartsoumian2386.0
  5. #=1207GM Gevorg Harutjunyan2386.0

Germany

  1. #=68IM Lukas Winterberg2388.0
  2. #=68IM Patrick Zelbel2388.0
  3. #70IM Nikolas Wachinger2386.0
  4. #71FM Thilo Ehmann2385.0
  5. #72GM Lev Yankelevich2384.8

Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.