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Hanft, Guenter
🇩🇪FIDE 12945498· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Guenter Hanft, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1697. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 20 months (2015–2017), 33 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included), 14 months (2022–2023) and 21 months (2024–2026). Recent appearance: 1. Binzer Seniorenfruehling 2026. His peak of 1891 was reached at age 61 (Jul 2013).
Current rating
1697
Standard
Rpd1779·Blz—
All-time high
1891
−194 pts below
Jul 2013 · age 61
Jul 2013 · age 61
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#110,779
#110,779 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
100 career games
at age 74
May 2026
2024
Inactive for 21 months
paused at 1716 → returned at 1697
Jul 2024
Best 12-month gain (+150 Elo)
1612 → 1762
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1612 → returned at 1604
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1612
Nov 2019
2015
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1715 → returned at 1717
Sep 2015
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-19
1716 → 1697
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
3/ 837.5%
2W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #14 | 1635 | -19.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,356
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#77,645
in continent
World
#110,777
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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