GER · 26 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1995 (Jun 2025)
Best performance: 2147 at 1st Hektathlon Blitz Open(Best of 2026)
Blitz rating
1906
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Oct 2022
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 1976 to 1906 over the last 12 months; peak 1995 in 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 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1906, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1906, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1906, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1906, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 15 games | 1906, -19, 13 games |
| Jun 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1925, -53, 5 games |
| May 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1978, +5, 7 games |
| Apr 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, 0, 0 games | 1973, +1, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1980, +31, 7 games | 1972, -1, 54 games |
| Feb 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1949, 0, 0 games | 1973, -3, 7 games |
| Jan 2026 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1949, +65, 6 games | 1976, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 1790, 0, 0 games | 1884, 0, 0 games | 1976, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 8 games, Feb 7 – Feb 12.
From 442 blitz games on record, the latest on May 15.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Blitz ChampionshipMay 15TPR 1944 | 5½/13 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 401 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2022–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | Tom Nolz, Feb 2026 · Blitzturnier-Serie 2025-26 im Schachklub Ottakring Turnier 5 | , 2239 |
| 2, | IM Moksh Amit Doshi, Feb 2026 · Int. Graz Open 2026 - Blitz | , 2236 |
| 3, | Rainer Staberhofer, Aug 2023 · Gloggnitzer Blitzturnier 2023 | , 2209 |
| 4, | FM Stefan Salvenmoser, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 2195 |
| 5, | FM Barnabas Kovacsy, May 2026 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Blitz Championship | , 2184 |
| 6, | CM Mario Feinig, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025 | , 2179 |
| 7, | Patrick Marquardt, Oct 2022 · Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2022-2023 T1 | , 2149 |
| 8, | WGM Tereza Rodshtein, May 2025 · Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 | , 2146 |
| 9, | Dominik Ehs, Jun 2023 · PLUSCITY Grand Prix 2023 Blitz | , 2134 |
| 10, | CM Deniz Seyhanoglu, Oct 2023 · Offene Wiener Blitzschach-LM 2023 | , 2126 |
Openings · Blitz
From the moves of 11 of 442 blitz games on record.
As WhiteOpens 1.d4 in 5 of 5 games.
As BlackMeets 1.e4 with 1...Nc6.
All openings (1 as White, 1 as Black)
| Openings in White games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Rapport-Jobava System | 4 | 75% |
1 more game in an opening played fewer than 3 times.
Against 1.e4: 1...Nc6 in 4.
| Openings in Black games | Games | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nimzowitsch Defense | 3 | 67% |
3 more games in openings played fewer than 3 times.
Performance rating by month
| Month | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | 18 | 6½ | 1943 | 1841 |
| Apr 2026 | 7 | 5 | 1824 | 1982 |
| Feb 2026 | 37 | 22½ | 1902 | 1982 |
| Jan 2026 | 24 | 14 | 1869 | 1926 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- May 2026Swisschess-results.com#5 in 2026Score 5½/13Opp avg 2001Start 1978
- May 2026Swissfederation source#8 in 2026Score 3/7Opp avg 1792Start 1978
- Apr 2026Swissfederation source#4 in 2026Score 5/7Opp avg 1824Start 1973
- Feb 2026Swisschess-results.com#9 in 2026Score 3½/9Opp avg 1789Start 1973
- Feb 2026Swissfederation source#3 in 2026Score 6/11Opp avg 2050Start 1973
- Feb 2026Swissfederation source#2 in 2026Score 8/11Opp avg 1939Start 1973
- Feb 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 9/10Opp avg 1781Start 1973
- Jan 2026Swissfederation source#6 in 2026Score 4½/7Opp avg 1831Start 1976
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Blitz Championship · May 2026 · 5½/13
- WU Tournament Series 6 - Hexarelin · May 2026 · 3/7
- WU Tournament Series 5 - Bruckermann · Apr 2026 · 5/7
- Brainstormchess FIDE Blitz - February 2026 · Feb 2026 · 3½/9
- Int. Graz Open 2026 - Blitz · Feb 2026 · 6/11
- Blitzturnier-Serie 2025-26 im Schachklub Ottakring Turnier 5 · Feb 2026 · 8/11
- 1st Hektathlon Blitz Open · Feb 2026 · 9/10
- WU Tournament Series 3 - Epishin · Jan 2026 · 4½/7
- Dreikoenigsturnier 2026 - Mannschaftsblitzturnier · Jan 2026 · 9½/17
- Wiener Blitzlandesmeisterschaft 2025 · Sep 2025 · 7/10
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025 · May 2025 · 3½/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2025 · May 2025 · 7½/13
- KCA Blitz Open 2025 (Apr) · Apr 2025 · 6½/9
- WU Series 2 "Polgar" 2024 · Dec 2024 · 5/7
- ASVOE Blitzschach Landesmeisterschaft 2024 · Nov 2024 · 6½/11
- Blitzturnier-Serie 2024-25 im Schachklub Ottakring Turnier 2 · Nov 2024 · 7/11
- WU-Series 1 "Steinitz" 2024 · Nov 2024 · 5/7
- Bratislava Open blitz 2024 · Nov 2024 · 6/9
- 30. Feldbacher Int. Sued-Ost Blitzturnier 2024 · Sep 2024 · 5½/11
- Wiener Blitzlandesmeisterschaft 2024 · Sep 2024 · 6/10
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Blitz Tournament 2024 · May 2024 · 6½/13
- Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2024 · May 2024 · 6/13
- TU Wien Schachfestival 2024 Blitz · Apr 2024 · 5/10
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T7 · Apr 2024 · 5/11
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T6 · Mar 2024 · 5½/11
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T5 · Feb 2024 · 5½/11
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T4 · Jan 2024 · 7/11
- Dreikoenigsturnier 2024 - Mannschaftsblitzturnier · Jan 2024 · 8½/15
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T2 · Nov 2023 · 6/11
- Offene Wiener Blitzschach-LM 2023 · Oct 2023 · 5½/9
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2023-2024 T1 · Oct 2023 · 9/12
- Gloggnitzer Blitzturnier 2023 · Aug 2023 · 6½/11
- Blitzturnier Flann O'Brien 2023 #10 · Aug 2023 · 5½/11
- PLUSCITY Grand Prix 2023 Blitz · Jun 2023 · 7½/15
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2022-2023 T6 · Mar 2023 · 5½/11
- European Open and Women Rapid and Blitz Chess Championships 2022 - BLITZ · Dec 2022 · 8½/22
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2022-2023 T2 · Nov 2022 · 5/11
- Ottakringer Blitzturnier Serie 2022-2023 T1 · Oct 2022 · 6/10
- Wiener Blitzschachlandesmeisterschaft 2022 · Sep 2022 · 5/11
- International Blitz Open Graz 2022 · Sep 2022 · 4½/11
World
- #=23756Lars Heppert1906.0
- #=23756Florian Hoersch1906.0
- #=23756Leonhard Herter1906.0
- #=23756Alan Nagelberg1906.0
- #=23756Taha Abdel-Kafi1906.0
Germany
- #=1861Lars Heppert1906.0
- #=1861Florian Hoersch1906.0
- #=1861Leonhard Herter1906.0
- #=1861Tim Hohmann1906.0
- #=1861Jonas Roth1906.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.