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GER · 45 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2097 (By Sep 2017)

Best performance: 1911 at Koelner Januarblitz 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=19712 live, down 283#19,429 publishedGermany #=1585Europe #=11462among active players

Blitz rating

1942

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2017

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1959 to 1942 over the last 12 months; peak 2097 by September 2017.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262081, 0, 0 games1983, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262081, 0, 0 games1983, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262081, 0, 0 games1983, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262081, 0, 0 games1983, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262081, -8, 1 game1983, +17, 9 games1942, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262089, +44, 7 games1966, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
May 20262045, -15, 3 games1966, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262060, 0, 0 games1966, 0, 0 games1942, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262060, -2, 5 games1966, 0, 0 games1942, -1, 0 games
Feb 20262062, 0, 0 games1966, 0, 0 games1943, -16, 14 games
Jan 20262062, 0, 0 games1966, 0, 0 games1959, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252062, +15, 2 games1966, +7, 8 games1959, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (1 win, 1 draw), since Jan 25. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 53 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 25.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Koelner Januarblitz 2026Jan 25TPR 19118½/17

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 48 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Bernd Dahm, Jan 2026 · Koelner Januarblitz 2026, 2108
2, Paul Quarz, Jan 2026 · Koelner Januarblitz 2026, 1990*
3, Jasper Langner, Jan 2026 · Koelner Januarblitz 2026, 1982

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

5 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
2026145½19911911
202210414831411
202116916631706
20178417681768

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

Rated near Farhad Karimi · Blitz

World

  1. #=19712Oleg Ivanov1942.0
  2. #=19712Victor Tudela Gonzalez1942.0
  3. #=19712Farhad Karimi1942.0
  4. #=19712Soeren Grebener1942.0
  5. #=19712Daiwik Jain1942.0

Germany

  1. #=1585Lorenz Fischer1942.0
  2. #=1585Andreas Kuban1942.0
  3. #=1585Farhad Karimi1942.0
  4. #=1585Soeren Grebener1942.0
  5. #=1585Carsten Kreiling1942.0

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