GER · 66 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2130 (By Mar 2017)
Best performance: 2304 at BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier(Best of 2026)
Rapid rating
2123
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Mar 2017
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Rapid
Rapid rating 2071 to 2123 over the last 12 months; peak 2130 by March 2017.
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 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2123, 0, 0 games | 2071, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2123, +13, 12 games | 2071, -17, 8 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2081, 0, 0 games | 2110, +39, 7 games | 2088, 0, 0 games |
Form · Rapid
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Aug 26 – Sep 12.
From 46 rapid games on record, the latest on Sep 12.
No rated rapid games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Sparkassen-LandkreisschnellschachturnierSep 12TPR 1935 | 4/7 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Rapid
From 41 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2017–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Andreas Haasler, Oct 2025 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier | , 2202 |
| 2, | Steffen Michel, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier | , 2185 |
| 3, | Hans-Wolfgang Walther, 3 wins, Nov 2024 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2024 Schnellturnier | , 2139 |
| 4, | Wolfgang Just, 2 wins, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier | , 2107 |
| 5, | Harald Kaiser, Sep 2026 · Sparkassen-Landkreisschnellschachturnier | , 2040 |
| 6, | Arben Selimi, Mar 2017 · FFB-Open Brain Games 2017 | , 2025 |
| 7, | Gerd Kuhn, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier | , 1982 |
| 8, | Kurt Raetsch, 2 wins, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier | , 1981 |
| 9, | Gerhard Schubert, Nov 2024 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2024 Schnellturnier | , 1936* |
| 10, | Dr. Michael Nahler, Nov 2024 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2024 Schnellturnier | , 1892* |
* 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 12 | 8 | 2016 | 2141 |
| 2025 | 7 | 5½ | 2061 | 2291 |
| 2024 | 7 | 4½ | 1964 | 2066 |
| 2018 | 8 | 4½ | 1844 | 1887 |
| 2017 | 7 | 3½ | 1993 | 1993 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Sep 2026Swisschess-results.com#2 in 2026Score 4/7Opp avg 1935Start 2110
- Aug 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 5½/7Opp avg 2074Start 2110
- Oct 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5½/7Opp avg 2061Start 2071
- Nov 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 4½/7Opp avg 1964Start 2070
- Feb 2018Swissfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 5/9Opp avg 1844Start 2107
- Mar 2017Swissfederation sourceBest of 2017Score 5½/9Opp avg 1993Start 2130
- Sparkassen-Landkreisschnellschachturnier · Sep 2026 · 4/7
- BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier · Aug 2026 · 5½/7
- BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier · Oct 2025 · 5½/7
- BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2024 Schnellturnier · Nov 2024 · 4½/7
- FFB-Open Brain Games 2018 · Feb 2018 · 5/9
- FFB-Open Brain Games 2017 · Mar 2017 · 5½/9
World
- #=8154Arno Van den Bosch2123.0
- #=8154Alexey Shevchenko2123.0
- #=8154Hermann Lodes2123.0
- #=8154FM Amir Zouaghi2123.0
- #=8154Korneliusz Bartczak2123.0
Germany
- #=467Peter Niemann2124.0
- #=470FM Denis Werner2123.0
- #=470Hermann Lodes2123.0
- #=470Andre Wurzel2123.0
- #=473Elias Mueller2122.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.