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GER · 59 yrs · K=20 · Peak 1956 (By Jul 2005)

Best performance: 1936 at Meielisalp Open April 2019(Best of 2019)

World #=81944 live, down 929#81,015 publishedGermany #=8268

NOV26 Rating

1788

Live Rating

1788.0

Change

0.0

Games Played

0

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Official classical rating by month
ListRatingChange
Nov 202617880
Oct 202617880
Sep 202617880
Aug 202617880
Jul 202617880
Jun 202617880
May 202617880
Apr 202617880
Mar 202617880
Feb 20261788-16
Jan 202618040
Dec 20251804-1

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 3 games, Jan 2 – Jan 3.

From 190 classical games on record, the latest on Jan 6.

Classical games since the November list

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

Last playedScore
36. Staufer Open BJan 2 – Jan 6TPR 17284½/9

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

Best wins · Classical

From 132 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2006–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Martin Seifert, Apr 2012 · 16.Internat.Neckar-Open 2012 B, 2004
2, Michael Schaum, Apr 2014 · 18. Internat. Neckar-Open 2014 B, 1970
3, Eduard Schwarz, Apr 2014 · 18. Internat. Neckar-Open 2014 B, 1941

Event timeline · Classical

1 of 23 events · All years

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 month

2026: 1728 over 8 rated games

MonthGamesScoreAvg oppTPR
Jan83½17711728

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

  • 36. Staufer Open B1728
    Jan 2026Swissfederation source
    Best of 2026Score 4½/9Opp avg 1771Start 1804

Rated near Volker Ruehl · Classical

World

  1. #=81944Vishwanath Kannam1788.0
  2. #=81944Daniela C1788.0
  3. #=81944Volker Ruehl1788.0
  4. #=81944Fadil Muhsin Burhan1788.0
  5. #=81944Erdenebulgan Khayankhyrwaa1788.0

Germany

  1. #=8268Juergen Erbach1788.0
  2. #=8268Rishi Prasanth1788.0
  3. #=8268Volker Ruehl1788.0
  4. #=8268Dominik Riazi1788.0
  5. #=8268Julian Kasse1788.0

Live ratings projected from the NOV26 published list · Not affiliated with FIDE