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GER · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1852 (Nov 2026)

Best performance: 1931 at ELO-Vorabend-Blitz zum Magdeburger Open 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=30646 live, down 573#30,073 publishedGermany #=2272Europe #=17332among active players

Blitz rating

1852

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

On FIDE’s list since Nov 2024

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1805 to 1852 over the last 12 months; peak 1852 in November 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262050, 0, 0 games1856, -60, 10 games1852, +3, 21 games
Oct 20262050, 0, 0 games1916, 0, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262050, 0, 0 games1916, 0, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262050, 0, 0 games1916, 0, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262050, +25, 5 games1916, +79, 13 games1849, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262025, +31, 7 games1837, 0, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
May 20261994, +66, 8 games1837, 0, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261928, 0, 0 games1837, +1, 0 games1849, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261928, -47, 7 games1836, 0, 0 games1849, -1, 0 games
Feb 20261975, +2, 7 games1836, 0, 0 games1850, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261973, 0, 0 games1836, -22, 6 games1850, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251973, 0, 0 games1858, +55, 11 games1850, +45, 11 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Oct 28.

From 75 blitz games on record, the latest on Oct 28.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
ELO-Vorabend-Blitz zum Magdeburger Open 2026Oct 28TPR 19315/9

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, FM John Heinrich, Nov 2025 · 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz, 2338*
2, Jonas Kreutz, Oct 2024 · 2. Berlin U25 Open Blitz, 1995
3, Igor Shevchenko, Oct 2026 · ELO-Vorabend-Blitz zum Magdeburger Open 2026, 1963

* No blitz rating yet, so FIDE rates the game at the player's classical rating.

Event timeline · Blitz

7 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
2026211218021852
20252913½18971876
2024164½19361770

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

Rated near Benjamin Schaefer · Blitz

World

  1. #=30646Frieder Rinsland1852.0
  2. #=30646Zeno Pfaar1852.0
  3. #=30646Benjamin Schaefer1852.0
  4. #=30646Raj D Vyas1852.0
  5. #=30646Femil Chelladurai1852.0

Germany

  1. #=2272Frieder Rinsland1852.0
  2. #=2272Zeno Pfaar1852.0
  3. #=2272Benjamin Schaefer1852.0
  4. #=2272Erdem Han1852.0
  5. #=2282Frank Erfeldt1851.0

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