GER · 23 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1912 (By Jun 2025)
Best performance: 1944 at Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026(Best of 2026)
Blitz rating
1879
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jun 2025
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1863 to 1879 over the last 12 months; peak 1912 by June 2025.
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 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, 0, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1957, 0, 0 games | 1901, -1, 0 games | 1879, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1957, +11, 9 games | 1902, +2, 0 games | 1879, +16, 9 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1946, 0, 0 games | 1900, 0, 0 games | 1863, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1946, 0, 0 games | 1900, 0, 0 games | 1863, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 wins), since Jan 1. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.
From 44 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 1.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026Jan 1TPR 1944 | 5/9 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 41 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Philipp Scheffknecht, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 2069 |
| 2, | Igor Shevchenko, Jan 2026 · Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026 | , 2029* |
| 3, | Horst Semeck, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025 | , 1889 |
| 4, | Marcel Meyer-Jany, Jan 2026 · Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026 | , 1817 |
| 5, | Thomas Wiedmann, Jan 2026 · Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026 | , 1808 |
| 6, | Beat Hunkeler, Oct 2025 · Swiss Blitz Championship 2025 | , 1803 |
| 7, | Josip Knezevic, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 1754 |
| 8, | Selina Jeitler, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 1751 |
| 9, | Davis Lev, Oct 2025 · Swiss Blitz Championship 2025 | , 1743 |
| 10, | Konstantinos Pelekanakis, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 1705 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 9 of 44 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.Nf3 in 3 of 5 games.
All openings (1 as White)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Zukertort Opening | 3 | 33% |
2 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
No opening played 3 times yet (4 games with this colour).
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 5 | 1901 | 1944 |
| 2025 | 32 | 13 | 1925 | 1860 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jan 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 5/9Opp avg 1901Start 1863
- Oct 2025Swissfederation source#2 in 2025Score 6½/13Opp avg 1861Start 1888
- May 2025Teamfederation source#3 in 2025Score 4½/10Opp avg 1936Start 1919
- May 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/12Opp avg 1981Start 1919
- Staufer Blitzkoenig 2026 · Jan 2026 · 5/9
- Swiss Blitz Championship 2025 · Oct 2025 · 6½/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025 · May 2025 · 4½/10
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 · May 2025 · 5/12
World
- #=26995Martin Hess1879.0
- #=26995Elias Wenzke1879.0
- #=26995Stefan Leser1879.0
- #=26995CM Arman Ospanov1879.0
- #=26995Dmitri Seleznev1879.0
Germany
- #=2057Martin Hess1879.0
- #=2057Elias Wenzke1879.0
- #=2057Stefan Leser1879.0
- #=2057Kai Schock1879.0
- #=2057Alexander Wartenberg1879.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.