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Backhaus, Manfred
🇩🇪FIDE 12906549· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Manfred Backhaus, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1779. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and took a 50-month break between Aug 2019 and Nov 2023 (COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Bezirkseinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025 B-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bezirksblitzeinzelmeisterschaft Hannover 2025) recently. His peak of 1859 was reached at age 57 (Sep 2024).
Current rating
1779
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1814
All-time high
1859
−80 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 57
Sep 2024 · age 57
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#82,929
#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Nov 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+161 Elo)
1698 → 1859
Sep 2024
All-time peak 1859
at age 57 · −80 from today
Sep 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 57
Mar 2024
2019
Crossed 1600
at age 52
Aug 2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1698 → returned at 1741
Aug 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+12
1767 → 1779
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
2W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/6 | #11 | 1862 | +11.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,431
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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