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Balzer, Tilo

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FIDEFIDE 1270064· Male· Germany· Born in 1947

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Tilo Balzer, a 79-year-old German player, is rated 1733. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 36. Staufer Open B. He took a 27-month break between Feb 2020 and Jun 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1822 was reached at age 77 (Oct 2024).

Current rating

1733

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1822

−89 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 77

Activity

16

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

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

Signature stat

#98,304

#98,304 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 78
May 2025
Best 12-month gain (+171 Elo)
1651 → 1822
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1822
at age 77 · −89 from today
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 77
May 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1657 → returned at 1698
Feb 2020
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 71
May 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
36. Staufer Open B
perf 1869 (+88) · 5.5/8 · #91
Top opponent
vs Olaf Eissmann 1,848
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +1.9 Elo
Evolution
-47
1780 → 1733
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9/ 1850.0%
7W4D7L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsNiel Haro1,721·36. Staufer Open B·R6·+8.3
2.[W]vsRanvir Singh Khattar1,650·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R8·+7.7
3.[W]vsSophie Chenxin Zhong1,613·36. Staufer Open B·R9·+5.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/9#9401580-47.6
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20265.5/8#911869+0.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-47.6 Elo, finished #940).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,483
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#69,759
in continent
World
#98,303
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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9483🇩🇪Balzer, Tilo1,733
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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10
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2,708
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World
1
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2,840
2
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3
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4
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5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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98303🇩🇪Balzer, Tilo1,733