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Lichtblau, Ernst

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FIDEFIDE 1270740· Male· Germany· Born in 1933

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Ernst Lichtblau, a 93-year-old German player, is rated 1773. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 29 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: Bruehler Stadtmeisterschaft 2025 Juni 2025. His peak of 1866 was reached at age 77 (Mar 2010).

Current rating

1773

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1848

All-time high

1866

−93 pts below
Mar 2010 · age 77

Activity

2

games / yr avg.

1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#84,884

#84,884 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 91
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1683 → returned at 1773
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1700 → returned at 1683
Sep 2020
2015
100 career games
at age 82
Sep 2015
2014
96th German 80+ player
at age 81 · rated 1774
Dec 2014
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2010

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Evolution
0
1773 → 1773

Most-Played Opponents

vsGuido Thierkopf
🇩🇪GER·1841
+6 −2 =0
8 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsKarlheinz Diedrich
🇩🇪GER·1900
+0 −1 =5
6 games·last met Nov 2013
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vsUrsula Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·1542
+2 −2 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2020
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Rankings

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Germany
#8,602
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,068
in continent
World
#84,882
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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World
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8
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