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Guertler, Karlheinz

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FIDEFIDE 12929859· Male· Germany· Born in 1955

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Karlheinz Guertler, a 71-year-old German player, is rated 1859. He is progressing steadily with +30 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe and Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt. Also played 1 rapid event (including Int. Hessische Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2015–2016) and 38 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2087 was reached at age 57 (Sep 2012).

Current rating

1859

Standard

Rpd1901·Blz—

All-time high

2087

−228 pts below
Sep 2012 · age 57

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#58,893

#58,893 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+50 Elo)
1865 → 1915
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 68
Dec 2023
2020
Inactive for 38 months
paused at 1890 → returned at 1865
Feb 2020
2015
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jun 2015
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1899 → returned at 1906
Jun 2015
2012
All-time peak 2087
at age 57 · −228 from today
Sep 2012

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt
perf 2035 (+176) · 4.5/6 · #37
Top opponent
vs Arsenii Vladov 2,123
Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe · Oct 2025 · +6.4 Elo
Evolution
+30
1829 → 1859
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
7/ 1258.3%
5W4D3L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Sparkassen Open Lautertal 2025 A-Gruppe
Swiss
Oct 20252.5/5#221976+19.0
Jubilaeums-Open 2025 Darmstadt
Open Swiss
Oct 20254.5/6#372035+10.6

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,346
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#43,153
in continent
World
#58,892
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Europe
1
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