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GER · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2373 (Aug 2026)

Best performance: 2412 at Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzschach(Best of 2025)

World #=1921 live, down 255#1,666 publishedGermany #121Europe #1111among active players

NOV26 Rating

2342

Live Rating

2326.8

Change

-15.2

Games Played

11

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2276 to 2342 over the last 12 months; peak 2373 in August 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262313, +2, 2 games2242, 0, 0 games2342, -31, 9 games
Oct 20262311, 0, 0 games2242, 0, 0 games2373, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262311, 0, 0 games2242, 0, 0 games2373, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262311, +26, 9 games2242, 0, 0 games2373, +64, 28 games
Jul 20262285, 0, 0 games2242, 0, 0 games2309, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262285, -16, 5 games2242, 0, 0 games2309, +33, 7 games
May 20262301, 0, 0 games2242, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262301, +8, 2 games2242, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262293, 0, 0 games2242, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262293, 0, 4 games2242, 0, 0 games2276, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262293, -14, 2 games2242, -19, 7 games2276, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252307, 0, 0 games2261, +45, 20 games2276, 0, 22 games
Next title: IMrating 2319 of 2400, live 2322no norms on record yetdetails ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 7 games (5 wins, 2 draws), since Nov 8. Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 8 games, Apr 30 – Jul 26.

From 180 blitz games on record, the latest on Nov 8.

Blitz games since the November list

TournamentScoreChange
Deutsche Uni-Meisterschaft 2026 - BlitzNov 8TPR 22078½/11-15.2

Title Progress

IM title progress

Next title: International Master

Rating: peak 2319, needs 2400 · live 2322

Norms: none on record with us yet

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 179 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Vadym Petrovskiy, May 2025 · 41. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025, 2471
2, IM Benedict Krause, May 2025 · 41. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025, 2460
3, FM Enis Zuferi, May 2025 · 41. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025, 2420

Openings · Blitz

From the moves of 16 of 180 blitz games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.e4 in 7 of 7 games.

As BlackMeets 1.d4 with 1...d5, and 1.e4 with 1...c6.

All openings (1 as White, 2 as Black)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
French Defense367%

4 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.

Event timeline · Blitz

14 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
20265537½21712304
2025845721122245
202476½19132335
20232510½23092252

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

Recent opponents · Blitz

Stefan JoeresFM Zaur HasanovDr. Andreas ModlerDavid MehlhornFM Lara SchulzeMoritz HurmLysander MillerLeonard MueckeEnno StriebeckRashid AbedLaszlo Kittler

Rated near Benjamin Wagner · Blitz

World

  1. #=1898CM Lut Yin Luke Lau2327.0
  2. #=1898IM Marko Krivokapic2327.0
  3. #=1921FM Benjamin Wagner2326.8
  4. #=1921GM Evgeny E. Vorobiov2326.8
  5. #=1923FM Hannes Ewert2326.0

Germany

  1. #=117IM Alexander Belezky2327.0
  2. #=117FM Alexander Honisch2327.0
  3. #121FM Benjamin Wagner2326.8
  4. #=122FM Hannes Ewert2326.0
  5. #=122IM Yevhenii Yelisieiev2326.0

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