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Poessel, Christian
🇩🇪FIDE 1270823· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Christian Poessel, a 35-year-old German player, is rated 1997 — just 27 short of his peak of 2024 (Dec 2017, age 26). He has fluctuated between 1947 and 2021 over the past 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈21/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B, and Sachseneinzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026. Also played 1 rapid event (including Silbercup 2025) recently.
Current rating
1997
Standard
Rpd2012·Blz1977
All-time high
2024
−27 pts below
Dec 2017 · age 26
Dec 2017 · age 26
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
20 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#27,972
#27,972 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
17 entries2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 34
Dec 2025
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 32
Mar 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Jul 2022
Re-crossed 2000
at age 31
Apr 2022
2021
Re-crossed 2000
at age 30
Aug 2021
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1992 → returned at 2001
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+16
1981 → 1997
Tournaments
7
21 games
Score
9/ 2142.9%
6W6D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #60 | 2119 | +3.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1276 | -8.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #77 | 1574 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #44 | 1917 | -14.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #28 | 2187 | +8.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #15 | 2126 | +23.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/2 | #43 | 2132 | +8.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,255
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#20,673
in continent
World
#27,972
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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