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Gaul, Karl-Heinz
🇩🇪FIDE 12905615· Male· Germany· Born in 1955
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Karl-Heinz Gaul, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1606. He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 6 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Internationale Altenburger Schachtage 2026, 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, and 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65. Also played 2 rapid events (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 1726 was reached at age 69 (May 2024).
Previously known as Karl-Heinz Schaub (until Feb 2016).
Current rating
1606
Standard
Rpd1700·Blz1700
All-time high
1726
−120 pts below
May 2024 · age 69
May 2024 · age 69
Activity
75
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
59 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#144,704
#144,704 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Re-crossed 1600
at age 71
Jan 2026
2025
500 career games
at age 70
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+201 Elo)
1525 → 1726
May 2024
All-time peak 1726
at age 69 · −120 from today
May 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 69
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 69
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+18
1588 → 1606
Tournaments
8
58 games
Score
19.5/ 5833.6%
17W5D36L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #55 | 1853 | -5.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 0.5/6 | #113 | 1362 | -29.2 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 2/7 | #112 | 1608 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/7 | #84 | 1792 | +8.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #44 | 1773 | +43.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #21 | 1749 | +31.2 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/6 | #28 | 1523 | -8.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 2/6 | #115 | 1631 | -14.8 |
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Rankings
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Germany
#12,317
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#97,084
in continent
World
#144,692
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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