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Kern, Burkhard

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FIDEFIDE 12913804· Male· Germany· Born in 1965

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Burkhard Kern, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1901. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: 37. Kieler Open 2025 and Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025. He had 4 career breaks: 19 months (2012–2014), 22 months (2014–2016), 61 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included) and 13 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1992 was reached at age 47 (Jan 2012).

Current rating

1901

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1992

−91 pts below
Jan 2012 · age 47

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#47,890

#47,890 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1844 → 1906
Sep 2024
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1906 → returned at 1926
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1892 → returned at 1854
May 2017
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Jul 2016
2014
Inactive for 22 months
paused at 1982 → returned at 1868
May 2014
2012
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1975 → returned at 1982
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Simeon Rose 1,864
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025 · May 2025 · +8.5 Elo
Evolution
-25
1926 → 1901
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
10.5/ 1665.6%
9W3D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsSimeon Rose1,864·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025·R7·+8.5
2.[W]vsGunnar Ahrens1,804·37. Kieler Open 2025·R8·+7.3
3.[W]vsUwe Koerber1,779·37. Kieler Open 2025·R7·+6.6
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRalf Westerhoff1,704·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025·R3·-15.4
2.[L]vsSami Al Amin1,725·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025·R2·-15.0
3.[L]vsOkke Glatz1,801·37. Kieler Open 2025·R4·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
37. Kieler Open 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20255.5/9#151849-14.8
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2025
Open Swiss
May 20255/7#121846-9.8

Rankings

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Germany
#5,265
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#35,262
in continent
World
#47,890
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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