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GER · 62 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1761 (By Sep 2025)

Best performance: 1864 at Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025(Best of 2025)

World #=104425 live, down 1783#102,642 publishedGermany #=9939Europe #=73499among active players

Classical rating

1724

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

On FIDE’s list since Sep 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Classical

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Classical rating 1761 to 1724 over the last 12 months; peak 1761 by September 2025.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassical
Nov 20261724, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261724, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261724, -37, 4 games
Aug 20261761, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261761, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261761, 0, 0 games
May 20261761, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261761, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261761, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261761, 0, 0 games
Jan 20261761, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251761, 0, 0 games

Form · Classical

oldest → latest

Unbeaten in the last 3 games (1 win, 2 draws), since Aug 22. That is the longest unbeaten run of 2026.

From 15 classical games on record, the latest on Aug 23.

Classical games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Hennefer Elo-Sommer-Open 2026Aug 21 – Aug 23TPR 15802/5

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

Best wins · Classical

From 11 rated classical games against rated opponents, 2024–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Hans-Joachim Vitz, Aug 2025 · Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025, 1773

Event timeline · Classical

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
20264117731580
20243½18571584

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

Rated near Niels Steppan · Classical

World

  1. #=104425Kinana Bsat1724.0
  2. #=104425Leon Burd1724.0
  3. #=104425Niels Steppan1724.0
  4. #=104425Andrej Schumacher1724.0
  5. #=104425Benjamin Schiekofer1724.0

Germany

  1. #=9939Rudolf Frey1724.0
  2. #=9939Leon Burd1724.0
  3. #=9939Niels Steppan1724.0
  4. #=9939Andrej Schumacher1724.0
  5. #=9939Benjamin Schiekofer1724.0

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