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Gehlen, Horst, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 1270035· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Horst, Dr. Gehlen, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1767. He has slipped back 48 Elo over the past 12 months. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Muenster Oster Open - B and 42. Muensterland-Open. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2014–2015), 35 months (2016–2019), 29 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1912 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2012).

Current rating

1767

Standard

Rpd1827·Blz1803

All-time high

1912

−145 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 56

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#86,863

#86,863 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+69 Elo)
1746 → 1815
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1691 → returned at 1786
Feb 2024
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 66
Nov 2022
100 career games
at age 66
Nov 2022
2019
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1778
May 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Heiko Nowicki 1,924
42. Muensterland-Open · Oct 2025 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-48
1815 → 1767
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
6/ 1735.3%
4W4D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsJasper Althoff1,634·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R2·+6.3
2.[W]vsYelyzaveta Hladeniuk1,642·42. Muensterland-Open·R7·+6.1
3.[W]vsAchim Kasperski1,610·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R9·+5.8
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSubramanian Meyyappan1,637·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R8·-13.6
2.[L]vsBatuhan Topal1,715·42. Muensterland-Open·R2·-12.0
3.[L]vsAnupam Datta1,698·1. Muenster Oster Open - B·R5·-12.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Muenster Oster Open - B
Open Swiss
Mar 20263.5/6#671726-19.0
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252.5/6#1591774-28.6
Worst Elo result: 42. Muensterland-Open (-28.6 Elo, finished #159).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,758
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#62,391
in continent
World
#86,861
out of 400,000+

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