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Starke, Rene-Reiner, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 12905585· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Rene-Reiner, Dr. Starke, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 1948 — just 10 short of his peak of 1958 (Mar 2024, age 55). He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2011–2013), 67 months (2017–2023, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: 9. Harald-Lieb-Gedenkturnier Juli 2025 and Berliner Pokal-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) and 1 blitz events (including ELO-Blitzschach-Turnier Lichtenrade Februar 2026) recently.
Current rating
1948
Standard
Rpd1971·Blz1894
All-time high
1958
−10 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 55
Mar 2024 · age 55
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#37,058
#37,058 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1958
at age 55 · −10 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1930 → returned at 1948
Aug 2023
2017
Inactive for 67 months
paused at 1938 → returned at 1930
Dec 2017
2015
Best 12-month gain (+57 Elo)
1880 → 1937
Dec 2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Dec 2015
2011
Crossed 1800
at age 42
Nov 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-10
1958 → 1948
Tournaments
1
3 games
Score
2/ 366.7%
2W0D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/3 | #9 | 2070 | +9.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,219
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#27,392
in continent
World
#37,057
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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