Top rapid chess players in Germany

The highest-rated active players from Germany on FIDE's October 2026 rapid list.

#	Player	Rating	+/−	World	Born
201	FMGedeon Hartge GER	2237	0	#3771	1999
202	FMKorbinian, Dr. Nuber GER	2237	0	#3774	1988
203	Benjamin Ruecker GER	2236	0	#3792	1982
204	FMSebastian Boehme GER	2236	−2	#3802	1999
205	Moritz Stoettner GER	2236	0	#3803	2002
206	IMUwe Kersten GER	2235	−14	#3816	1968
207	Max Scherer GER	2235	0	#3817	1965
208	Klemens Zimmermann GER	2235	0	#3818	1962
209	Maximilian Trapp GER	2234	0	#3859	1991
210	IMYuri Boidman GER	2232	0	#3907	1952
211	CMThomas Buttenmueller GER	2231	0	#3927	1984
212	IMHeinz Fuchs GER	2231	0	#3931	1963
213	FMRoger Derichs GER	2227	0	#4017	1967
214	FMAlexander Kitze GER	2226	0	#4050	2000
215	CMCarlos, Dr. Hauser GER	2226	0	#4058	1988
216	Stefan Wickenfeld GER	2224	0	#4098	1991
217	Dirk Becker GER	2224	0	#4101	1998
218	FMKai Spriestersbach GER	2224	0	#4106	2006
219	FMRainer Kleeschaetzky GER	2222	+5	#4159	1963
220	CMVitaliy Garbuz GER	2222	0	#4164	2002
221	FMNelson Strehse GER	2222	0	#4168	2008
222	CMPhilipp Sonnenschein GER	2222	+17	#4169	1993
223	Eugen Heinert GER	2222	0	#4171	1986
224	FMDmitrii Marcziter GER	2220	0	#4223	1972
225	FMThilo Kabisch GER	2219	0	#4247	1963
226	FMSimon Degenhard GER	2219	+25	#4251	2001
227	David Ramien GER	2219	0	#4252	2000
228	Soel Kartsev GER	2218	0	#4278	1966
229	FMViktor Polischuk GER	2218	−22	#4283	1970
230	Andre Kopp GER	2218	0	#4295	1981
231	CMKurt-Georg Breithut GER	2218	0	#4296	1968
232	Robin Stuermer GER	2217	0	#4314	1980
233	FMSamuel Fieberg GER	2217	0	#4320	2001
234	IMLars Goldbeck GER	2217	0	#4323	2001
235	FMCedric Chassard GER	2217	0	#4324	2006
236	Kevin Hoegy GER	2214	0	#4411	1989
237	FMRudolf Wilhelm Braeuning GER	2213	0	#4428	1966
238	FMMartin Voigt GER	2212	0	#4464	1969
239	Markus Loehr GER	2212	0	#4465	1970
240	FMGerald Loew GER	2211	0	#4504	1963
241	CMLorenz Beyer GER	2211	0	#4515	2007
242	FMThomas, Dr. Wessendorf GER	2209	0	#4564	1964
243	WGMKateryna Dolzhykova GER	2209	0	#4570	1988
244	FMSebastian Gramlich GER	2208	0	#4594	1982
245	FMJakob Weidemann GER	2208	0	#4609	2005
246	FMOskar Hirn GER	2206	0	#4657	1962
247	CMJann-Christian Tiarks GER	2206		#4660	2000
248	FMDirk Maxion GER	2204		#4719	1958
249	Justus Schmidt GER	2203	0	#4752	1996
250	Hendrik Zimmermann GER	2202	0	#4796	1985
251	Philipp Mueller GER	2202	0	#4807	1993
252	Armin Meyer GER	2201	0	#4822	1963
253	FMJochen Maurer GER	2201	0	#4823	1980
254	Martin Hartmann GER	2201	0	#4830	2000
255	Ming Sheng GER	2201	0	#4842	2013
256	Kevin Felczer GER	2200	0	#4861	1979
257	Markiyan Bodriyenko GER	2200	0	#4876	2008
258	Daniel Helbig GER	2199	0	#4882	1990
259	FMBenjamin Dauth GER	2199	0	#4893	1975
260	FMTim Ronge GER	2199	+42	#4897	2000
261	Robin Keyser GER	2199		#4898	2001
262	FMOliver Zierke GER	2198	0	#4917	1968
263	IMKlaus Klundt GER	2197	0	#4943	1941
264	FMThomas Kahlert GER	2196		#4964	1964
265	FMGerhard Junesch GER	2196	0	#4965	1971
266	Wolfgang Wieferig GER	2196	0	#4966	1962
267	IMStefan Solonar GER	2196	0	#4969	1956
268	FMFabian Fichter GER	2195	0	#4994	1990
269	Andreas Walter GER	2195		#4995	1993
270	FMLuka Schwitkowski GER	2195	0	#4999	2010
271	Norbert Krug GER	2194		#5014	1957
272	FMPascal Brunke GER	2193	0	#5050	2000
273	FMHarald Keilhack GER	2191	0	#5087	1963
274	Boris, Dr. Kargoll GER	2190	0	#5105	1973
275	Thomas Biehler GER	2189		#5122	1966
276	Dirk Hummel GER	2189	0	#5123	1966
277	Daniel Margraf GER	2189	0	#5124	1980
278	FMAndreas Ciolek GER	2189	0	#5126	1997
279	FMFrederick Dathe GER	2188	0	#5139	2002
280	IMTom-Frederic Woelk GER	2188	−6	#5140	2003
281	FMJohannes Tschernatsch GER	2188	0	#5145	2003
282	FMBernhard Stillger GER	2187	0	#5164	1971
283	Lukas Seidler GER	2187	−21	#5165	1989
284	Niklas Schulte-Geers GER	2187	0	#5166	1999
285	Mansur Mukazhanov GER	2187	0	#5168	2011
286	Markus Hinterreiter GER	2186	0	#5176	1995
287	Felix Noetzel GER	2185	0	#5207	1990
288	FMKlaus Schmitzer GER	2181	−9	#5291	1965
289	FMThomas Lentrodt GER	2181	0	#5292	1962
290	FMOlaf Steffens GER	2181	−30	#5293	1967
291	Erik Pahl GER	2181	0	#5298	2004
292	FMThomas Schunk GER	2180		#5317	1968
293	Noel Gallas GER	2180		#5321	2004
294	Patrick, Dr. Stiller GER	2178		#5363	1974
295	CMFelix Gerlach GER	2178	0	#5367	1998
296	CMHarshill Pradeep GER	2178		#5372	2014
297	CMConstantin Paul Stichter GER	2177		#5389	2011
298	FMBahne Fuhrmann GER	2176	0	#5405	2007
299	FMTymur Musiienko GER	2176	0	#5409	2009
300	FMDirk Bredemeier GER	2174	0	#5441	1971

Ratings from FIDE's official October 2026 list. The +/− column is the change from the previous month. Inactive players are not ranked.