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    Vincent Keymer: Rating History and Career

    Vincent Keymer was born in Mainz into a musical family, and his parents taught him chess at five. At 13, seeded 99th, he won the 2018 Grenke Chess Open with 8/9, ahead of 49 grandmasters, and made his first grandmaster norm.

    He was the world's top-rated junior in January 2024 and is Germany's highest-rated player. Below: his rating on every FIDE list since his first and the turning points of his career, each linked to its source.

    Vincent Keymer in 2026
    Vincent Keymer, 2026. Photo: Ahmed0112, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons.
    FIDE rating, Nov 2026
    2761 · world No. 8
    Peak FIDE rating
    2776 · Dec 2025
    Born
    15 Nov 2004, Mainz, Germany[1]
    Learned chess
    At 5, from his parents[1]

    Vincent Keymer's rating history

    First 2700 on FIDE's Oct 2022 list (2700); peak 2776 in Dec 2025; 2761 on the Nov 2026 list.

    160018002000220024002600280020122014201620182020202220242026Peak 2776 · Dec 2025
    Official FIDE standard rating on each monthly list. Source: FIDE.
    Every month as a table
    FIDE listRating
    Nov 20262761
    Oct 20262761
    Sep 20262764
    Aug 20262767
    Jul 20262767
    Jun 20262767
    May 20262759
    Apr 20262762
    Mar 20262776
    Feb 20262776
    Jan 20262776
    Dec 20252776
    Nov 20252773
    Oct 20252755
    Sep 20252751
    Aug 20252730
    Jul 20252730
    Jun 20252730
    May 20252720
    Apr 20252718
    Mar 20252719
    Feb 20252731
    Jan 20252733
    Dec 20242733
    Nov 20242733
    Oct 20242721
    Sep 20242730
    Aug 20242719
    Jul 20242721
    Jun 20242721
    May 20242726
    Apr 20242726
    Mar 20242738
    Feb 20242738
    Jan 20242743
    Dec 20232738
    Nov 20232721
    Oct 20232717
    Sep 20232717
    Aug 20232701
    Jul 20232690
    Jun 20232690
    May 20232700
    Apr 20232700
    Mar 20232699
    Feb 20232690
    Jan 20232696
    Dec 20222696
    Nov 20222698
    Oct 20222700
    Sep 20222693
    Aug 20222672
    Jul 20222686
    Jun 20222675
    May 20222667
    Apr 20222654
    Mar 20222655
    Feb 20222664
    Jan 20222664
    Dec 20212664
    Nov 20212639
    Oct 20212630
    Sep 20212607
    Aug 20212602
    Jul 20212591
    Jun 20212591
    May 20212591
    Apr 20212591
    Mar 20212591
    Feb 20212591
    Jan 20212591
    Dec 20202591
    Nov 20202588
    Oct 20202588
    Sep 20202568
    Aug 20202568
    Jul 20202558
    Jun 20202558
    May 20202558
    Apr 20202558
    Mar 20202558
    Feb 20202557
    Jan 20202527
    Dec 20192520
    Nov 20192518
    Oct 20192506
    Sep 20192506
    Aug 20192513
    Jul 20192513
    Jun 20192522
    May 20192521
    Apr 20192516
    Mar 20192509
    Feb 20192505
    Jan 20192500
    Dec 20182508
    Nov 20182502
    Oct 20182491
    Sep 20182493
    Aug 20182493
    Jul 20182466
    Jun 20182466
    May 20182443
    Apr 20182403
    Mar 20182403
    Feb 20182418
    Jan 20182408
    Dec 20172405
    Nov 20172405
    Oct 20172413
    Sep 20172419
    Aug 20172432
    Jul 20172411
    Jun 20172411
    May 20172409
    Apr 20172400
    Mar 20172401
    Feb 20172420
    Jan 20172428
    Dec 20162415
    Nov 20162419
    Oct 20162402
    Sep 20162402
    Aug 20162348
    Jul 20162341
    Jun 20162341
    May 20162294
    Apr 20162352
    Mar 20162350
    Feb 20162368
    Jan 20162353
    Dec 20152324
    Nov 20152342
    Oct 20152347
    Sep 20152356
    Aug 20152352
    Jul 20152352
    Jun 20152338
    May 20152338
    Apr 20152365
    Mar 20152365
    Feb 20152214
    Jan 20152176
    Dec 20142116
    Nov 20142116
    Oct 20142116
    Sep 20142092
    Aug 20142036
    Jul 20142036
    Jun 20142036
    May 20142014
    Apr 20142014
    Mar 20141970
    Feb 20141970
    Jan 20141955
    Dec 20131955
    Nov 20131955
    Oct 20131933
    Sep 20131933
    Aug 20131911
    Jul 20131861
    Jun 20131861
    May 20131861
    Apr 20131789
    Mar 20131789
    Feb 20131793
    Jan 20131793
    Dec 20121793
    Nov 20121720
    Oct 20121721
    Sep 20121721
    Aug 20121721
    Jul 20121721
    May 20121721
    Mar 20121721
    Jan 20121721
    Nov 20111721

    The career, turn by turn

    1. 2015 · age 10

      European U18 Team Championship[1]

      European champion with German team

      Team gold with German national U18 squad

    2. 2016 · age 11

      Vienna Open[1]

      Second prize in strong field

      Called exceptional by Garry Kasparov

    3. Jul 2017 · age 12

      International Master title[1]

      Completed final IM norm

      Earned IM title at age 12

    4. Apr 2018 · age 13

      Grenke Chess Open, Karlsruhe[1]

      Won as 99th seed, 8/9

      First GM norm, ahead of 49 grandmasters

    5. Oct 2019 · age 14

      2019 FIDE Grand Swiss Tournament[1]

      Scored 4½/11, third GM norm

      Youngest German grandmaster in history

    6. Jan 2020 · age 15

      FIDE title award[1]

      GM title approved

      Officially approved by FIDE in early 2020

    7. Nov 2021 · age 16

      2021 FIDE Grand Swiss[1]

      Fifth place

      Elite finish in world-class Swiss

    8. Jun 2022 · age 17

      Prague Chess Festival Challengers[1]

      Won Challengers playoff

      Defeated Hans Niemann in playoff, qualified for Masters

    9. Dec 2022 · age 18

      World Rapid Chess Championship 2022[1]

      Runner-up (9½/10)

      Defeated Fabiano Caruana and Ian Nepomniachtchi

    10. Jan 2024 · age 19

      FIDE junior rankings[1]

      World No. 1 junior

      Top-ranked junior in the world

    11. Dec 2024 · age 20

      World Chess Championship 2024[1]

      Second for Gukesh Dommaraju

      Helped Gukesh win the World Championship against Ding Liren

    12. Feb 2025 · age 20

      Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam[1]

      Won tournament

      Defeated Magnus Carlsen in semis and Fabiano Caruana in final

    13. May 2025 · age 20

      German Championship[1]

      National Champion (+6-1=2)

      Won German Championship for first time in his career

    14. Aug 2025 · age 20

      Chennai Grand Masters[1]

      Won with 7/9 (+5-0=4)

      Two points ahead of field, entered World Top 10 for first time

    15. Apr 2026 · age 21

      Grenke Freestyle Chess Open[1]

      Won, 7½/9

      Qualified for the 2027 FIDE Freestyle Chess World Championship

    16. May 2026 · age 21

      Superbet Chess Classic Romania[1]

      Won with 6/9

      Finished ahead of Fabiano Caruana

    17. Sep 2026 · age 21

      46th Chess Olympiad[1]

      Team bronze for Germany on board 1

      Led German team to podium finish

    Coaches and trainers

    1 person is named in published sources as a coach, trainer, second or mentor, in order. Players rarely list everyone who helped them, so this is what's on the record, not a complete count.

    1. Peter Leko[1]Long-time coach and trainer · From 2017

    Records, as they stood

    • Youngest German grandmaster in history (as of 2019)[1]

    Where the career stands

    • 2026Germany's highest-rated player, consistently in the world top 10[1]
    • 2025Won Weissenhaus Freestyle Chess Grand Slam 2025[1]

    Checked on 2026-11-03. Ratings and rankings change every month.

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    Quick answers

    What is Vincent Keymer's highest FIDE rating?

    2776, on FIDE's December 2025 standard list: the highest of Vincent Keymer's official monthly ratings since November 2011. Ratings during a tournament ("live" ratings) can briefly go higher, but FIDE publishes one official list a month.

    When did Vincent Keymer first reach a 2700 rating?

    On FIDE's October 2022 list (2700).

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    Sources

    Every fact above links to the page it came from. We read each page and copied the sentence that says it; the quote is shown here. Checked on 2026-11-03.

    1. [1]en.wikipedia.org"Vincent Keymer was born in Mainz, Germany"

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