GER · 46 yrs · K=20 · Peak 2340 (Jun 2018)
Best performance: 2335 at ZMDI Blitz zum 23.Dresdner Schachsommer 2014(Best of 2014)
Blitz rating
2227
FIDE’s November 2026 list. No rated games since, so the live rating is the same.
On FIDE’s list since Aug 2014 · Inactive on FIDE’s list
How live ratings are calculated
Rating History · Blitz
Blitz rating unchanged at 2227 over the last 12 months; peak 2340 in June 2018.
Official rating by month
Each month: the rating, its change from the list before, and the rated games FIDE counted.
| List | Classical | Blitz |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 2026 | 2256, -4, 1 game | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Oct 2026 | 2260, -6, 1 game | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Sep 2026 | 2266, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Aug 2026 | 2266, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Jul 2026 | 2266, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Jun 2026 | 2266, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| May 2026 | 2266, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Apr 2026 | 2266, -3, 2 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Mar 2026 | 2269, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Feb 2026 | 2269, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Jan 2026 | 2269, -28, 2 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
| Dec 2025 | 2297, 0, 0 games | 2227, 0, 0 games |
Form · Blitz
From 188 blitz games on record, the latest on Apr 26, 2025.
No rated blitz games this rating periodsince the NOV26 list (Nov 1, 2026)
| Last played | Score | |
|---|---|---|
| NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025Apr 26, 2025TPR 2199 | 8/15 |
The live rating moves only when new rated games are played. Until then it matches the published rating.
Best wins · Blitz
From 159 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2014–2025
| # | Opponent | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| 1, | IM Lawrence Trent, May 2018 · 35. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2018 | , 2526 |
| 2, | IM Dennes Abel, May 2018 · 35. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2018 | , 2466 |
| 3, | IM Alexander Belezky, Aug 2014 · ZMDI Blitz zum 23.Dresdner Schachsommer 2014 | , 2454 |
| 4, | IM Benjamin Tereick, Apr 2016 · NRW Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2016 | , 2435 |
| 5, | IM Dieter Morawietz, May 2018 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2018 | , 2423 |
| 6, | IM Dr. Christian Scholz, May 2022 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022 | , 2383 |
| 7, | FM Simon Knudsen, 3 wins, May 2023 · NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2023 | , 2322 |
| 8, | FM Helge Hintze, May 2018 · NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2018 | , 2320 |
| 9, | FM Hans Werner Ackermann, Sep 2021 · NRW Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2021 | , 2311 |
| 9, | Joachim Hengelbrock, Sep 2018 · NRW-Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2018 | , 2311 |
Performance rating by year
| Year | Games | Score | Avg opp | TPR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14 | 8 | 2149 | 2199 |
| 2023 | 16 | 9 | 2201 | 2244 |
| 2019 | 19 | 7 | 2295 | 2200 |
| 2016 | 19 | 8½ | 2262 | 2226 |
| 2014 | 17 | 10½ | 2248 | 2335 |
Games count in the month they were played. Each month and year is one performance rating over all of its rated games.
- Apr 2025Teamfederation sourceBest of 2025Score 8/15Opp avg 2149Start 2237
- May 2023Teamfederation sourceBest of 2023Score 9/16Opp avg 2201Start 2224
- May 2022Teamfederation sourceBest of 2022Score 10/21Opp avg 2266Start 2202
- Sep 2021Teamfederation sourceBest of 2021Score 9/18Opp avg 2193Start 2247
- May 2019Teamfederation sourceBest of 2019Score 8/21Opp avg 2295Start 2300
- Sep 2018Round robinfederation source#3 in 2018Score 10½/19Opp avg 2262Start 2340
- May 2018Teamfederation source#2 in 2018Score 9/22Opp avg 2419Start 2278
- May 2018Teamfederation sourceBest of 2018Score 11½/19Opp avg 2246Start 2278
- NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025 · Apr 2025 · 8/15
- NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2023 · May 2023 · 9/16
- NRW-Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2022 · May 2022 · 10/21
- NRW Blitzmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2021 · Sep 2021 · 9/18
- NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2019 · May 2019 · 8/21
- NRW-Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2018 · Sep 2018 · 10½/19
- 35. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2018 · May 2018 · 9/22
- NRW-Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2018 · May 2018 · 11½/19
- NRW Blitz-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2016 · Apr 2016 · 8½/20
- ZMDI Blitz zum 23.Dresdner Schachsommer 2014 · Aug 2014 · 10½/17
World
- #=7642FM Jurij Varfolomeev2227
- #=7642IM Andro Wagdy2227
- #=7642FM Jochen Wigger2227
- #=7688Benjamin Aslan2226
- #=7688Kirill Barkov2226
Germany
- #=650Lars Urban2227
- #=650IM Christian Koepke2227
- #=650FM Jochen Wigger2227
- #=657FM Armin Farmani Anosheh2226
- #=657Benjamin Aslan2226
Live rating: FIDE’s November list plus every rated game played since. Not affiliated with FIDE.