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Krause, Jonah
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12907910· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Jonah Krause, a 32-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2327 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 34 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈28/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026, 40th European Club Cup (open), and 7. Offene Bargteheider Stadtmeisterschaft. Also played 1 blitz event (including Hessische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2395 was reached at age 29 (Apr 2023).
Awarded FM in 2017 (age 23). Earned a IM norm at 35 Internationales Boeblinger Open A 2018. At junior level, he reached #20 and #65 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2327
Standard
Rpd2343·Blz2478
All-time high
2395
−68 pts below
Apr 2023 · age 29
Apr 2023 · age 29
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#277 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
13 entries2023
63rd German 20-35 player
at age 29 · rated 2395
Jun 2023
All-time peak 2395
at age 29 · −68 from today
Apr 2023
2019
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 2348 → returned at 2350
Nov 2019
2017
6-month rising streak
+51 Elo
Apr 2017
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Feb 2017
2016
Crossed 2300
at age 22
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-34
2361 → 2327
Tournaments
7
26 games
Score
13/ 2650.0%
8W10D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/3 | #138 | 1732 | -15.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #81 | 2450 | +6.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #88 | 2473 | +7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #65 | 2444 | +6.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 2/6 | #524 | 2161 | -29.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2461 | +13.0 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 3.5/6 | #47 | 2173 | -24.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsIlja SchneiderIM
🇩🇪GER·2450
+1 −10 =2
13 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsBenedict KrauseIM
🇩🇪GER·2420
+1 −0 =9
10 games·last met May 2022
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vsMichael KopylovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2329
+4 −1 =5
10 games·last met May 2022
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vsChristian RichterIM
🇩🇪GER·2337
+6 −0 =3
9 games·last met Jul 2022
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vsHolger HebbinghausFM
🇩🇪GER·2158
+2 −3 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#277
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#2,132
in continent
World
#3,281
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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