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Ernst, Franz

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FIDEFIDE 1270519· Male· Germany· Born in 1961

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Franz Ernst, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1928. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 4 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and 36. Staufer Open B. He took a 32-month break between May 2010 and Feb 2013. His peak of 2070 was reached at age 53 (Nov 2014).

Current rating

1928

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2070

−142 pts below
Nov 2014 · age 53

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#41,419

#41,419 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
Best 12-month gain (+39 Elo)
1903 → 1942
Feb 2025
2022
100 career games
at age 61
Sep 2022
2014
All-time peak 2070
at age 53 · −142 from today
Nov 2014
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 52
Feb 2013
2010
Inactive for 32 months
paused at 2048 → returned at 2061
May 2010
Crossed 2000
at age 49
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Siegfried Schmieder 1,877
36. Staufer Open B · Jan 2026 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-14
1942 → 1928
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6/ 1060.0%
4W4D2L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSiegfried Schmieder1,877·36. Staufer Open B·R4·+8.5
2.[W]vsAaron Mueller1,771·36. Staufer Open B·R8·+5.7
3.[W]vsLeonard Juengling1,627·36. Staufer Open B·R2·+3.0
Top 2 losses
1.[L]vsMarkus Schmidt1,850·36. Staufer Open B·R6·-12.3
2.[L]vsThore Meiwes2,178·Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026·R2·-3.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026
Team
Mar 20260/1#951378-3.8
36. Staufer Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20266/9#331877-12.0

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,638
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,580
in continent
World
#41,418
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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