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Gast, Rainer
🇩🇪FIDE 12904490· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Rainer Gast, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1958. He is currently in the 1950–2000 range. 15 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, and 30. Offene Senioren-Bezirksmeisterschaften Halle 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 18 months (2011–2013), 17 months (2013–2015), 88 months (2015–2022) and 15 months (2022–2024). His peak of 2013 was reached at age 43 (Sep 2010).
Current rating
1958
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2013
−55 pts below
Sep 2010 · age 43
Sep 2010 · age 43
Activity
12
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,052
#35,052 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1929 → 1965
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1929 → returned at 1965
Nov 2022
2015
Inactive for 88 months
paused at 1932 → returned at 1929
Jun 2015
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 46
Dec 2013
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1925 → returned at 1932
Dec 2013
2011
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1954
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-13
1971 → 1958
Tournaments
3
17 games
Score
9.5/ 1755.9%
4W11D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
2.[L]vsMichael Tscharotschkin2,162·3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65·R3·-4.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #30 | 2129 | +9.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #97 | 1942 | -24.0 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 1994 | +3.4 |
Worst Elo result: 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65 (-24.0 Elo, finished #97).
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,021
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,904
in continent
World
#35,051
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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