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GER · 64 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1964 (By May 2025)

Best performance: 1911 at NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=18810 live, down 286#18,524 publishedGermany #=1523Europe #=10977among active players

Blitz rating

1951

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

On FIDE’s list since May 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1964 to 1951 over the last 12 months; peak 1964 by May 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalBlitz
Nov 20262035, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262035, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262035, +24, 4 games1951, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262011, -10, 9 games1951, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262021, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262021, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
May 20262021, 0, 0 games1951, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262021, +12, 5 games1951, -13, 7 games
Mar 20262009, 0, 0 games1964, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262009, 0, 0 games1964, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262009, 0, 0 games1964, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252009, +11, 8 games1964, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 5 games (5 wins), since Mar 26. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 23 blitz games on record, the latest on Mar 26.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemyMar 26TPR 18335/7

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 22 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Fabian Schaller, Apr 2025 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025, 2083*
2, Andreas Teloeken, Apr 2025 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025, 2032
3, Andreas Usdenski, Apr 2025 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025, 1864

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

2 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
20267516751833
202515321511911

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

Rated near Dr. Michael Esser · Blitz

World

  1. #=18810Kasparas Puzas1951.0
  2. #=18810Paulius Konovalovas1951.0
  3. #=18810Dr. Michael Esser1951.0
  4. #=18810Christian Reiffenrath1951.0
  5. #=18810Halit Rexhepi1951.0

Germany

  1. #=1508Timo Fucik1952.0
  2. #=1508Nico Hoffmann1952.0
  3. #=1523Dr. Michael Esser1951.0
  4. #=1523Christian Reiffenrath1951.0
  5. #=1523Ingolf Hintzsche1951.0

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