GER · 59 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2201 (Sep 2022)
Best performance: 2270 at Hessische Blitzschach Einzelmeisterschaft 2015(Best of 2015)
Blitz rating
1961
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since May 2014
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 2137 to 1961 over the last 12 months; peak 2201 in September 2022.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Rapid | Blitz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2043, 0, 0 games | 1990, 0, 0 games | 1961, -12, 11 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2043, 0, 0 games | 1990, 0, 0 games | 1973, -17, 9 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2043, 0, 0 games | 1990, -24, 9 games | 1990, -60, 25 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2043, 0, 0 games | 2014, 0, 0 games | 2050, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2043, -4, 1 game | 2014, 0, 0 games | 2050, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2047, 0, 0 games | 2014, 0, 0 games | 2050, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2047, 0, 0 games | 2014, -11, 6 games | 2050, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2047, 0, 0 games | 2025, 0, 0 games | 2050, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2047, -9, 2 games | 2025, 0, 0 games | 2050, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2056, +2, 1 game | 2025, 0, 0 games | 2051, -57, 16 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2054, -3, 1 game | 2025, 0, 0 games | 2108, -29, 7 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2057, -1, 1 game | 2025, 0, 0 games | 2137, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Aug 29 – Oct 16.
From 353 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 16.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 17. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier AOct 16TPR 1930 | 5/11 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 313 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Marcel Harff, May 2017 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2017 | , 2403 |
| 2, | IM Anatoly Donchenko, Jun 2015 · Hessische Blitzschach Einzelmeisterschaft 2015 | , 2381 |
| 3, | IM Guido Kern, May 2017 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2017 | , 2341 |
| 4, | FM Elmar Karst, Jun 2015 · Hessische Blitzschach Einzelmeisterschaft 2015 | , 2290 |
| 5, | Andre Becker, May 2017 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2017 | , 2282 |
| 6, | FM Frank Noetzel, Jun 2025 · Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50 | , 2271 |
| 7, | FM Matthias Dorner, May 2018 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2018 | , 2244 |
| 8, | FM Claude Wagener, Sep 2017 · 3rd Terres Rouges Blitz Chess Open | , 2238 |
| 9, | Andreas Wittenberg, May 2017 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2017 | , 2216 |
| 10, | Matthias Schoewel, Aug 2022 · Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2022 over 50 | , 2205 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 61 | 33 | 1924 | 1953 |
| 2025 | 33 | 24 | 1952 | 2127 |
| 2024 | 71 | 40½ | 1989 | 2039 |
| 2023 | 40 | 22 | 2012 | 2048 |
| 2017 | 59 | 29 | 2162 | 2155 |
| 2014 | 20 | 10 | 2125 | 2125 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Oct 2026Swissfederation source#5 in 2026Score 5/11Opp avg 1966Start 1973
- Aug 2026Swissfederation source#3 in 2026Score 8/11Opp avg 1835Start 2050
- Aug 2026Swisschess-results.com#4 in 2026Score 8/15Opp avg 1888Start 2050
- Aug 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 6/11Opp avg 1945Start 2050
- Jan 2026Swissfederation source#2 in 2026Score 9/17Opp avg 1963Start 2108
- Dec 2025Swissfederation source#4 in 2025Score 4½/7Opp avg 1834Start 2137
- Aug 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 8½/11Opp avg 1931Start 2138
- Jun 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 6/9Opp avg 2107Start 2108
- 17. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier A · Oct 2026 · 5/11
- Chessence Midnight Blitz Tournament No. 9 · Aug 2026 · 8/11
- Hessische Blitz Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 · Aug 2026 · 8/15
- 15. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier A · Aug 2026 · 6/11
- Koelner Januarblitz 2026 · Jan 2026 · 9/17
- 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy · Dec 2025 · 4½/7
- Chessence Midnight Blitz Tournament No. 5 · Aug 2025 · 8½/11
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50 · Jun 2025 · 6/9
- 15. DSAM-Blitzturnier · May 2025 · 6/7
- 10. DSAM-Blitzturnier · Dec 2024 · 4½/7
- Offene Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2024 · Aug 2024 · 8½/15
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 2024 · Aug 2024 · 5½/9
- 4. Sandhaeuser Schachsommer Blitzturnier · Jul 2024 · 10½/18
- 2. Offenes Muensteraner ELO-Blitzschachturnier · Jun 2024 · 6/11
- Offene Solinger Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2024 · May 2024 · 7½/13
- 3. Sandhaeuser Schachsommer Blitzturnier · Aug 2023 · 10½/18
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2023 over 50 · Jul 2023 · 6/11
- Offene Solinger Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2023 · May 2023 · 7½/13
- Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2022 over 50 · Aug 2022 · 7/11
- NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022 · May 2022 · 11½/17
- NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2018 · May 2018 · 5½/10
- Bundesliga-Blitzturnier 2017 · Oct 2017 · 7/13
- 3rd Terres Rouges Blitz Chess Open · Sep 2017 · 7½/13
- offene Solinger Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft · May 2017 · 7/13
- NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2017 · May 2017 · 7½/20
- Hessische Blitzschach Einzelmeisterschaft 2015 · Jun 2015 · 11½/21
- Hessische Blitzschachmeisterschaft 2014 · May 2014 · 11/21
World
- #=17877Oliver Schumann1961.0
- #=17877Giedrius Surplys1961.0
- #=17877Bernd Dahm1961.0
- #=17877Christoph Lehmann1961.0
- #=17877Tobias Niesel1961.0
Germany
- #=1439Birgit Schneider1962.0
- #=1443Oliver Schumann1961.0
- #=1443Bernd Dahm1961.0
- #=1443Christoph Lehmann1961.0
- #=1443Tobias Niesel1961.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.