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GER · 66 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2009 (By Jun 2014)

Best performance: 2016 at BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier(Best of 2025)

World #=18369 live, down 297#18,072 publishedGermany #=1123Europe #=11263among active players

Rapid rating

1984

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

On FIDE’s list since Jun 2014

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Rapid

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Rapid rating 1973 to 1984 over the last 12 months; peak 2009 by June 2014.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261956, -7, 9 games1984, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261963, 0, 0 games1984, +3, 6 games2002, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
May 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261963, 0, 0 games1981, 0, 0 games2002, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251963, 0, 0 games1981, +8, 7 games2002, +12, 8 games

Form · Rapid

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Aug 26.

From 32 rapid games on record, the latest on Aug 26.

Rapid games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 SchnellturnierAug 26TPR 20053½/7

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

Best wins · Rapid

From 26 rated rapid games against rated opponents, 2014–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Hans-Wolfgang Walther, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier, 2121
2, Joachim Hollstein, Oct 2025 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2025 Schnellturnier, 2038
3, Wolfgang Ruetzel, Aug 2026 · BSW Schachmeisterschaften 2026 Schnellturnier, 1923

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

Event timeline · Rapid

4 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
202662½20622005
202573½20162016
20247319661916
20146219461821

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

Rated near Kurt Raetsch · Rapid

World

  1. #=18369Luis Hernando Martinez1984.0
  2. #=18369Sanzhar Bakytzhanuly1984.0
  3. #=18369Kurt Raetsch1984.0
  4. #=18369Alexander Kersten1984.0
  5. #=18369Carlos Gutierrez Yanez1984.0

Germany

  1. #=1123Peter Muehlbauer1984.0
  2. #=1123FM Henrik Petersen1984.0
  3. #=1123Kurt Raetsch1984.0
  4. #=1123Alexander Kersten1984.0
  5. #1130Moritz Hurm1983.6

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

Kurt Raetsch: Live FIDE Rating 1956