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GER · 16 yrs · K=40 · Peak 1779 (Feb 2026)

Best performance: 1834 at Koelner Januarblitz 2026(Best of 2026)

World #=41795 live, down 707#41,088 publishedGermany #=2848Europe #=23023among active players

Blitz rating

1779

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

On FIDE’s list since Jul 2025

How live ratings are calculated

Rating History · Blitz

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Blitz rating 1708 to 1779 over the last 12 months; peak 1779 in February 2026.

Official rating by month

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

ListClassicalRapidBlitz
Nov 20261906, 0, 0 games1867, 0, 0 games1779, 0, 0 games
Oct 20261906, +22, 1 game1867, 3 games1779, 0, 0 games
Sep 20261884, 0, 0 gamesunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Aug 20261884, +34, 5 gamesunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Jul 20261850, +22, 1 gameunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Jun 20261828, -22, 1 gameunrated1779, 0, 0 games
May 20261850, 0, 0 gamesunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Apr 20261850, 0, 1 gameunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Mar 20261850, +13, 5 gamesunrated1779, 0, 0 games
Feb 20261837, +13, 1 gameunrated1779, +71, 12 games
Jan 20261824, +90, 6 gamesunrated1708, 0, 0 games
Dec 20251734, -1, 0 gamesunrated1708, 0, 0 games

Form · Blitz

oldest → latest

Longest unbeaten run in 2026: 2 games, Jan 25.

From 25 blitz games on record, the latest on Jan 25.

Blitz games since the November list

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

Show gamesLast playedScore
Koelner Januarblitz 2026Jan 25TPR 18347½/16

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

Best wins · Blitz

From 21 rated blitz games against rated opponents, 2025–2026

#OpponentRating
1, Klaus Arlt, Jan 2026 · Koelner Januarblitz 2026, 2004*
2, Alexander Heimann, Jun 2025 · Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14, 1927
3, Severin Paul Hoefer, Jan 2026 · Koelner Januarblitz 2026, 1910

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

Event timeline · Blitz

2 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
2026125½18631834
20259218771657

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

Rated near Ben Ihle · Blitz

World

  1. #=41795Taj Ehren Alvarez1779.0
  2. #=41795Kim Zafra1779.0
  3. #=41795Ben Ihle1779.0
  4. #=41795Dr. Simon Thomas Koppe1779.0
  5. #=41795Luiz Andre Silva De Souza1779.0

Germany

  1. #=2848Jago Steinmann1779.0
  2. #=2848Andreas Dohrn1779.0
  3. #=2848Ben Ihle1779.0
  4. #=2848Dr. Simon Thomas Koppe1779.0
  5. #2852Jaro Maximilian Bielawa1778.6

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