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Kretzschmar, Gerald
🇩🇪FIDE 12914878· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Gerald Kretzschmar, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1544 — just 15 short of his peak of 1559 (Dec 2024, age 56). He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 F and 15eme Festival d'Ete de Strasbourg - B.
Current rating
1544
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1559
−15 pts below
Dec 2024 · age 56
Dec 2024 · age 56
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#168,621
#168,621 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+323 Elo)
1220 → 1543
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1559
at age 56 · −15 from today
Dec 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 56
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 56
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1315 → returned at 1300
Feb 2020
100 career games
at age 52
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
1550 → 1544
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
5.5/ 1245.8%
5W1D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/4 | #24 | 1558 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4/3 | #57 | 2358 | -6.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,249
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#109,310
in continent
World
#168,596
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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