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Kirschner, Torsten
🇩🇪FIDE 12923460· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Torsten Kirschner, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1873. He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2015–2016), 16 months (2017–2018), 35 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 23 months (2023–2025). Recent appearance: 11. Internationaler Arber-Senioren-Cup 2025. His peak of 1905 was reached at age 67 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1873
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1905
−32 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 67
Mar 2024 · age 67
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#55,025
#55,025 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
All-time peak 1905
at age 67 · −32 from today
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1873
Sep 2023
2019
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Sep 2019
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1812 → returned at 1842
Sep 2019
2018
Best 12-month gain (+70 Elo)
1697 → 1767
Sep 2018
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1697 → returned at 1767
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-32
1905 → 1873
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
2W4D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4/9 | #52 | 1769 | -32.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,962
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#40,396
in continent
World
#55,024
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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