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GER · 61 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2340 (By Jun 2018)

Best performance: 2227 at NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022(Best of 2022)

World #=5041 live, down 41#5,000 publishedGermany #=395Europe #=3019among active players

Blitz rating

2183

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

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2018

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 2274 to 2183 over the last 12 months; peak 2340 by June 2018.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20262232, +16, 8 games2234, 0, 0 games2183, 0, 0 games
Oct 20262216, -14, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2183, 0, 0 games
Sep 20262230, 0, 0 games2234, 0, 0 games2183, 0, 0 games
Aug 20262230, 0, 0 games2234, 0, 0 games2183, 0, 0 games
Jul 20262230, -8, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2183, 0, 0 games
Jun 20262238, 0, 0 games2234, 0, 0 games2183, -91, 19 games
May 20262238, -17, 8 games2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Apr 20262255, +2, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Mar 20262253, -11, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Feb 20262264, -12, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Jan 20262276, -9, 1 game2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Dec 20252285, -12, 7 games2234, 0, 0 games2274, 0, 0 games
Working toward the International Master title1 tracked norm · 10/27 gamesrating 2390 of 2400, live 2232composition opendetails ↓

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, May 2.

From 60 blitz games on record, the latest on May 2.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026May 2TPR 20927½/20

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

Title Progress

IM title progress

Working toward the International Master title

Tracked norms: 1 · 10 of 27 games credit

Rating: peak 2390, needs 2400

Composition: next norm must be earned with the usual foreign-opponent mix (not under a national championship or similar exemption)

BundesligaApr 20007/9

Based on events we cover plus the FIDE norm registers of all federations. Norms filed elsewhere may not show up here yet.

Best wins · Blitz

From 49 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2018–2026

#OpponentRating
1, IM Bernd Schneider, May 2026 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026, 2344
2, IM Dieter Morawietz, May 2026 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026, 2294
3, FM Ilya Gutkin, May 2026 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026, 2273

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

Event timeline · Blitz

3 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
2026196½22092092

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

Rated near Ralf Kotter · Blitz

World

  1. #=5041Evgeniy Herus2183.0
  2. #=5041GM Mikhail Ulybin2183.0
  3. #=5041FM Ralf Kotter2183.0
  4. #=5041IM Dr. Christian Scholz2183.0
  5. #=5041FM Tommi Luukkonen2183.0

Germany

  1. #=395Florian Duerr2183.0
  2. #=395FM Till Schreiner2183.0
  3. #=395FM Ralf Kotter2183.0
  4. #=395IM Dr. Christian Scholz2183.0
  5. #399IM Yuri Boidman2180.0

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