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GER · 75 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1760 (Mar 2024, includes FIDE’s rating adjustment)

Best performance: 1750 at Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open(Best of 2026)

World #=91410 live, down 1337#90,073 publishedGermany #=9035Europe #=65160among active players

Classical rating

1760

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

On FIDE’s list since Feb 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating unchanged at 1760 over the last 12 months; peak 1760 in March 2024.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261760, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261760, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261760, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261760, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261760, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261760, 0, 0 games
May 20261760, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261760, +1, 0 games
Mar 20261759, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261759, -1, 7 games
Jan 20261760, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251760, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 2 games (2 draws), since Jan 4. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 35 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 5.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-OpenJan 2 – Jan 5TPR 17504/7

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

Best wins · Classical

From 24 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2008–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Horst Nordhorn, Jan 2018 · Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2018 - B-Open, 1726
2, Ilie Vaduva, Jan 2018 · Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2018 - B-Open, 1693
3, Ralf Westerhoff, Jan 2026 · Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 B-Open, 1676

Openings · Classical

From the moves of 6 of 35 classical games on record.

As WhiteOpens 1.c4 in 3 of 3 games.

All openings (1 as White)
Openings in White gamesGamesScore
English Opening383%

Event timeline · Classical

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
20267417001750
20205215281456
201942½14421537
201863½16431700
2008201945—

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

Rated near Reiner Gniffke · Classical

World

  1. #=91410Mencia Montes Gimenez1760.0
  2. #=91410Jose Javier Hinojal Oquendo1760.0
  3. #=91410Reiner Gniffke1760.0
  4. #=91410Torsten Beyertt1760.0
  5. #=91410Helge Wesoly1760.0

Germany

  1. #=9035Armin Rosmann1760.0
  2. #=9035Julian Bergeret Busse1760.0
  3. #=9035Reiner Gniffke1760.0
  4. #=9035Torsten Beyertt1760.0
  5. #=9035Helge Wesoly1760.0

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