Format
HG
Herold, Gunther
🇩🇪FIDE 12912611· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Gunther Herold, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 1942 — just 30 short of his peak of 1972 (Apr 2024, age 57). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2013–2014) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open.
Current rating
1942
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1972
−30 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 57
Apr 2024 · age 57
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#38,372
#38,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
All-time peak 1972
at age 57 · −30 from today
Apr 2024
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1948 → returned at 1943
Apr 2020
100 career games
at age 53
Apr 2020
2017
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1913 → 1949
Apr 2017
2013
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 46
Apr 2013
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1897 → returned at 1902
Apr 2013
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
1953 → 1942
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
5.5/ 961.1%
4W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/9 | #10 | 1903 | -11.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,352
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#28,357
in continent
World
#38,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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