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GER · 74 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1891 (By Jul 2013)

Best performance: 1940 at 23. Schweinfurt Open(Best of 2013)

World #=113988 live, down 1588#112,400 publishedGermany #=10631Europe #=79422among active players

Classical rating

1697

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2013

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1716 to 1697 over the last 12 months; peak 1891 by July 2013.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapid
Nov 20261697, 0, 0 games1757, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261697, 0, 0 games1757, -22, 4 games
Sep 20261697, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261697, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261697, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261697, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
May 20261697, -19, 8 games1779, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (1 win, 1 draw), since Apr 17. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 127 classical games on record, the latest on Apr 18.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026Apr 11 – Apr 19TPR 16373/8

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

Best wins · Classical

From 93 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Rainer Walesch, Oct 2014 · 18. Offene Internat. Bayerische Meisterschaft 2014, 1795
2, Richard Gajewski, Sep 2017 · Zirndorf Cup 2017, 1707
3, Felix Kaefer, Oct 2019 · 1. Heidelberger Schachherbst - B-Turnier, 1696

Event timeline · Classical

20 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
20268317241637
2024401695895
2023201890—
20222½1310—
2018114½16351570
201715518401715
201517419151713
2014131½18891553

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

Rated near Guenter Hanft · Classical

World

  1. #=113988Shahryar Mansouri1697.0
  2. #=113988Raluca Moldovanu1697.0
  3. #=113988Guenter Hanft1697.0
  4. #=113988Lazar Drapkin1697.0
  5. #=113988Matthias Stucki1697.0

Germany

  1. #=10598Henry Wegener1698.0
  2. #10630Christian Schneider1697.8
  3. #=10631Guenter Hanft1697.0
  4. #=10631Lazar Drapkin1697.0
  5. #=10631Stefan Becker1697.0

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