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GER · 12 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1812 (Oct 2026)

Best performance: 1919 at 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier(Best of 2025)

World #=36416 live, down 564#35,852 publishedGermany #=2571Europe #=20324among active players

Blitz rating

1812

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1780 to 1812 over the last 12 months; peak 1812 in October 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261734, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games1812, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261734, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games1812, +33, 20 games
Sep 20261734, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261734, +5, 6 games1668, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261729, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261729, 0, 0 games1668, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
May 20261729, 0, 0 games1668, -48, 4 games1779, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261729, -27, 8 games1716, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261756, -2, 5 games1716, 0, 0 games1779, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261758, +1, 0 games1716, 0, 0 games1780, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261757, 0, 0 games1716, 0, 0 games1780, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251757, -1, 0 games1716, 0, 0 games1780, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 5 games, Sep 12.

From 77 blitz games on record, the latest on Sep 12.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
Bezirksblitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2026 HannoverSep 12TPR 18439½/23

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 66 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Torsten Benecke, Jan 2025 · Offene Bremer Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025, 2016
2, Benjamin Groen, Jul 2025 · 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier, 1905
3, Frank Hertel-Mach, Jul 2025 · 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier, 1899*

* 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
2026209½18571843
2025361718451824
202410118571491

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

Rated near Ben Sauer · Blitz

World

  1. #=36416Askar Salikhov1812.0
  2. #=36416Pavel Solonenko1812.0
  3. #=36416Ben Sauer1812.0
  4. #=36416Michael Guettler1812.0
  5. #=36416Finn Schweisthal1812.0

Germany

  1. #=2571Rambald Bellmann1812.0
  2. #=2571Wadim Rosenstein1812.0
  3. #=2571Ben Sauer1812.0
  4. #=2571Michael Guettler1812.0
  5. #=2571Finn Schweisthal1812.0

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