GER · 56 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2107 (Jul 2025)
Best performance: 2261 at 25. Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50(Best of 2020)
Blitz rating
2067
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Jan 2018
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating 2107 to 2067 over the last 12 months; peak 2107 in July 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 | 2099, -4, 8 games | 2129, 0, 0 games | 2067, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2103, +16, 6 games | 2129, 0, 0 games | 2067, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2087, 0, 0 games | 2129, 0, 0 games | 2067, -35, 10 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2087, +8, 9 games | 2129, -5, 9 games | 2102, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2079, -31, 7 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2102, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2110, 0, 0 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2102, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2110, +3, 9 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2102, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2107, 0, 0 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2102, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2107, 0, 0 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2102, -5, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2107, 0, 0 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2107, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2107, 0, 0 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2107, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2107, +14, 9 games | 2134, 0, 0 games | 2107, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 146 blitz games on record, the latest on Jul 26.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Show games | Last played | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 9. Deutsche Senioren-Blitzmeisterschaft over 50Jul 26TPR 1972 | 4/10 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 121 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2017–2026
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | FM Heiner Matthias, Aug 2024 · Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 2024 | , 2336 |
| 2, | Matthias Schoewel, Aug 2020 · 25. Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 | , 2326 |
| 3, | Andreas Schulze, Aug 2020 · 25. Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 | , 2254 |
| 4, | WFM Jana Steinberg, Jul 2026 · 9. Deutsche Senioren-Blitzmeisterschaft over 50 | , 2222* |
| 5, | CM Ali Elier, Sep 2021 · NRW Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2021 | , 2215 |
| 6, | FM Tristan Niermann, Sep 2021 · NRW Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2021 | , 2196 |
| 7, | Igor Vlasov, Jun 2025 · Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50 | , 2128* |
| 8, | Ralf-Peter Stahr, Aug 2020 · 25. Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 | , 2080 |
| 9, | Ewald Fichtner, Nov 2024 · 9. DSAM-Blitzturnier | , 2076 |
| 10, | Khaled Darwisch, May 2022 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022 | , 2053 |
* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 10 | 4 | 2044 | 1972 |
| 2025 | 9 | 5 | 2096 | 2139 |
| 2024 | 16 | 10½ | 1996 | 2113 |
| 2023 | 11 | 6 | 2028 | 2064 |
| 2017 | 20 | 10½ | 1768 | 1789 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Jul 2026Swissfederation sourceBest of 2026Score 4/10Opp avg 2044Start 2102
- Jun 2025Swissfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 5/9Opp avg 2096Start 2099
- Nov 2024Swissfederation sourceBest of 2024Score 5½/7Opp avg 1917Start 2087
- Aug 2024Swissfederation source#2 in 2024Score 5/9Opp avg 2057Start 2083
- Jul 2023Swissfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 6/11Opp avg 2028Start 2081
- Aug 2022Swissfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 6/11Opp avg 2195Start 2045
- May 2022Teamfederation source#2 in 2022Score 6½/21Opp avg 2198Start 2053
- Sep 2021Teamfederation sourceBest of 2021Score 5½/17Opp avg 2217Start 2056
- 9. Deutsche Senioren-Blitzmeisterschaft over 50 · Jul 2026 · 4/10
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 50 · Jun 2025 · 5/9
- 9. DSAM-Blitzturnier · Nov 2024 · 5½/7
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 2024 · Aug 2024 · 5/9
- Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2023 over 50 · Jul 2023 · 6/11
- Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2022 over 50 · Aug 2022 · 6/11
- NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022 · May 2022 · 6½/21
- NRW Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2021 · Sep 2021 · 5½/17
- 25. Deutsche Seniorenblitzeinzelmeisterschaft over 50 · Aug 2020 · 7½/13
- Int. Blitz-Turnier 150. Geburtstag Emanuel Lasker · Apr 2018 · 9/16
- European Blitz Chess Championship'2017 · Dec 2017 · 11½/22
World
- #=10141FM Sobhan Zahmati2067.0
- #=10141Maxim Seslavin2067.0
- #=10141Ingo Lindam2067.0
- #=10141Robert Stuart2067.0
- #=10141FM Michael Dougherty2067.0
Germany
- #=835Dr. Patrick Winter2067.0
- #=835Tim Uhlmann2067.0
- #=835Ingo Lindam2067.0
- #=835FM Sascha Wiegmann2067.0
- #=835Mark Lorenz2067.0
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.