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Kramer, Julian
GM🇩🇪FIDE 12921742· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Julian Kramer, a 29-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2483 — just 20 short of his peak of 2503 (Nov 2024, age 27) and ranked 37th among German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has held steady between 2450 and 2500 for 19 months. 19 rated games in the past year (≈50/year long-term). Recent appearances: 1. Schachbundesliga 2025-2026 April 2026 and Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier. He reached German #30 in Oct 2024.
Awarded GM in 2025 (age 28), IM in 2021 (age 24), and FM in 2015 (age 18). At junior level, he reached #12, #10, #14 and #15 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2483
Standard
Rpd2367·Blz2454
All-time high
2503
−20 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 27
Nov 2024 · age 27
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#37
#37 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
20 entries2025
GM title awardedGM
at age 28 · 2025 2nd FIDE Council
Aug 2025
2024
Crossed 2500
at age 27
Nov 2024
All-time peak 2503
at age 27 · −20 from today
Nov 2024
Peak German rank: #30
at age 27 · rated 2494
Oct 2024
2021
IM title awardedIM
at age 24 · 2021 3rd FIDE Council
Nov 2021
2020
Re-crossed 2400
at age 23
Feb 2020
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
2487 → 2483
Tournaments
5
15 games
Score
10/ 1566.7%
6W8D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 2/3 | #8 | 2551 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/2 | #143 | 2307 | -4.7 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #128 | 2427 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2498 | +1.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #76 | 2417 | -1.9 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMichael KopylovIM
🇺🇦UKR·2340
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsMax, Dr. Borgmeyer
🇩🇪GER·2185
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsBenedict KrauseIM
🇩🇪GER·2420
+0 −1 =4
5 games·last met May 2023
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vsBardhyl Uksini
🇩🇪GER·2313
+2 −0 =3
5 games·last met Apr 2017
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vsJulian GroetzbachFM
🇩🇪GER·2176
+1 −2 =2
5 games·last met Mar 2014
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Rankings
/
Germany
#37
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#429
in continent
World
#718
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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