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Kitze, Alexander
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12914827· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Alexander Kitze, a 26-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2269 and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has held steady between 2250 and 2300 for 13 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈29/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, and Championnat de Paris 2025 Masters. Also played 1 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 1 blitz events (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Blitz) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2019–2021, COVID-19 included) and 20 months (2021–2023). His peak of 2316 was reached at age 24 (May 2024).
Awarded FM in 2024 (age 24). At junior level, he reached #24, #20, #9, #7, #6 and #7 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2269
Standard
Rpd2249·Blz2284
All-time high
2316
−47 pts below
May 2024 · age 24
May 2024 · age 24
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#462 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
23 entries2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Mar 2025
2024
All-time peak 2316
at age 24 · −47 from today
May 2024
FM title awardedFM
at age 24
Apr 2024
Crossed 2300
at age 24
Apr 2024
2021
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2295 → returned at 2281
Aug 2021
2020
24th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2284
Nov 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-20
2289 → 2269
Tournaments
8
27 games
Score
13.5/ 2750.0%
9W9D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/2 | #62 | 2092 | -10.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #156 | 2263 | -2.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #69 | 1657 | -5.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #53 | 1543 | -8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #57 | 2348 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1.5/2 | #16 | 2627 | +18.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1.5/2 | #10 | 2409 | +7.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/9 | #53 | 2212 | -19.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#462
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,475
in continent
World
#5,138
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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