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GER · 32 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2003 (By Jan 2016)

Best performance: 2146 at Bayer Sommeropen 2015(Best of 2015)

World #=50409 live, down 686#49,723 publishedGermany #=5542

Classical rating

1895

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

On FIDE’s list since Jan 2016

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202618950
Oct 202618950
Sep 202618950
Aug 202618950
Jul 202618950
Jun 202618950
May 202618950
Apr 202618950
Mar 202618950
Feb 20261895-16
Jan 202619110
Dec 202519110

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 2 – Jan 3.

From 49 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 4.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Elberfelder Winter Schach 2026Jan 2 – Jan 4TPR 17692½/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 40 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2013–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Stefan Hanke, Dec 2013 · 1. Koenigsspringer-Silvester-Open 2013, 1990
2, Hans-Juergen Naegele, Aug 2015 · Bayer Sommeropen 2015, 1933
3, Peter Heyn, Dec 2013 · 1. Koenigsspringer-Silvester-Open 2013, 1881

Event timeline · Classical

10 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
202641½18561769
20246318201820
202352½18161816
201952½17731773
201893½18151735
201352½19641964

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

Rated near Semjon Balster · Classical

World

  1. #=50409Vasile-Adrian Velcherean1895.0
  2. #=50409Arunas Gincas1895.0
  3. #=50409Semjon Balster1895.0
  4. #=50409Matthias Sitzler1895.0
  5. #=50409Andreas Job1895.0

Germany

  1. #5540Conrad Ferneding1895.4
  2. #5541Max Reuter1895.2
  3. #=5542Semjon Balster1895.0
  4. #=5542Matthias Sitzler1895.0
  5. #=5542Andreas Job1895.0

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