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Guether, Jens
🇩🇪FIDE 12945471· Male· Germany· Born in 1975
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Jens Guether, a 51-year-old German player, is rated 1962. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2014–2016), 23 months (2016–2018) and 61 months (2020–2025, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: Oberfraenkische Einzelmeisterschaft 2025-2026. His peak of 2019 was reached at age 38 (Feb 2013).
Current rating
1962
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1947
All-time high
2019
−57 pts below
Feb 2013 · age 38
Feb 2013 · age 38
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#34,235
#34,235 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2020
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1951 → returned at 1964
Feb 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 44
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1941
Feb 2016
2014
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 2000 → returned at 1954
Feb 2014
2013
Crossed 2000
at age 38
Feb 2013
Crossed 1800
at age 38
Feb 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
1964 → 1962
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
4/ 757.1%
2W4D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4/6 | #12 | 2006 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,941
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#25,304
in continent
World
#34,234
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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