GER · 35 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1863 (Jan 2026)
Best performance: 1985 at Saturday Rapid Tournament 003 at the World Chess Club Berlin(Best of 2024)
Rapid rating
1862
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Sep 2022
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating 1855 to 1862 over the last 12 months; peak 1863 in January 2026.
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 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1892, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1892, +51, 29 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, 0, 0 games | 1841, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1862, -1, 0 games | 1841, -1, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1863, 0, 0 games | 1842, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1863, +8, 10 games | 1842, -8, 12 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1784, 0, 0 games | 1855, 0, 0 games | 1850, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
From 86 rapid games on record, the latest on Nov 29, 2025.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| European Rapid Chess Championship 2025Nov 28, 2025 – Nov 29, 2025TPR 1885 | 5/11 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 68 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2022–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Stephan Bethe, Jul 2024 · BSV - Berliner Schnellschach-EM 2024 (BSEM24) | , 2036 |
| 2, | Rambald Bellmann, Jul 2024 · BSV - Berliner Schnellschach-EM 2024 (BSEM24) | , 2016* |
| 3, | FM Olaf Raitza, Jul 2025 · Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 | , 2013* |
| 4, | Lorenzo Barca, Sep 2023 · Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2023 | , 2004 |
| 5, | Elena Destic, Nov 2025 · European Rapid Chess Championship 2025 | , 1998 |
| 5, | Utz Lachmann, Nov 2023 · Saturday Rapid Tournament 001 at the World Chess Club Berlin | , 1998 |
| 7, | Samy Omar, Jul 2025 · Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 | , 1949 |
| 8, | Carlos David Argote, Apr 2024 · Saturday Rapid Tournament 003 at the World Chess Club Berlin | , 1943 |
| 9, | Jens Kutschke, Apr 2024 · Saturday Rapid Tournament 003 at the World Chess Club Berlin | , 1912 |
| 10, | Jim Sohr, Sep 2023 · Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2023 | , 1899 |
* No rapid rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22 | 10½ | 1912 | 1898 |
| 2024 | 19 | 8 | 1960 | 1903 |
| 2023 | 14 | 6½ | 1938 | 1909 |
| 2022 | 13 | 6 | 1376 | 1347 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Nov 2025Swissfederation source#3 in 2025Score 5/11Opp avg 1957Start 1855
- Jul 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 2½/6Opp avg 1973Start 1833
- Jul 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 4/7Opp avg 1777Start 1833
- Aug 2024Swissfederation sourceScore 0/1Start 1833
- Jul 2024Teamfederation source#3 in 2024Score 3/7Opp avg 1955Start 1808
- Jul 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 3/7Opp avg 1981Start 1808
- Apr 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5/7Opp avg 1985Start 1789
- Jan 2024Swissfederation source#4 in 2024Score 5/7Opp avg 1892Start 1644
- European Rapid Chess Championship 2025 · Nov 2025 · 5/11
- Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 · Jul 2025 · 2½/6
- Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 · Jul 2025 · 4/7
- V Miedzynarodowy Festiwal Szachowy im. Emanuela Laskera · Aug 2024 · 0/1
- BSV - Berliner Schnellschach-MM 2024 (BSMM24) · Jul 2024 · 3/7
- BSV - Berliner Schnellschach-EM 2024 (BSEM24) · Jul 2024 · 3/7
- Saturday Rapid Tournament 003 at the World Chess Club Berlin · Apr 2024 · 5/7
- Saturday Rapid Tournament 002 at the World Chess Club Berlin · Jan 2024 · 5/7
- Saturday Rapid Tournament 001 at the World Chess Club Berlin · Nov 2023 · 5/9
- Berliner Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2023 · Sep 2023 · 3½/9
- V BICAPAWN Xacobeo Chess Festival - BICAPAWN INTERNATIONAL GRAND PRIX · Oct 2022 · 4/8
- Adolf Anderssen Memorial 2022 · Jul 2022 · 3/8
World
- #=36515Akpa Prince1862.0
- #=36515Romualdas Adomaitis1862.0
- #=36515Mario Tepe1862.0
- #=36515Estelle Morio1862.0
- #=36515Hans Neidl1862.0
Germany
- #=2050Aaron Graef1863.0
- #=2050Thomas Gehrig1863.0
- #=2060Mario Tepe1862.0
- #=2060Estelle Morio1862.0
- #=2060Hans Neidl1862.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.