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Vitz, Hans-Joachim

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FIDEFIDE 12948195· Male· Germany· Born in 1962

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Hans-Joachim Vitz, a 64-year-old German player, is rated 1736. He has slipped back 105 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025. He had 2 career breaks: 65 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1841 was reached at age 62 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1736

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1841

−105 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 62

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,299

#97,299 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

9 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
May 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1735 → 1841
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1841
at age 62 · −105 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1841 → returned at 1773
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
perf 1811 (+51) · 3.5/9 · #384
Top opponent
vs Josef Strasser 1,897
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft · Nov 2025 · +27.5 Elo
Evolution
-105
1841 → 1736
Tournaments
4
30 games
Score
11.5/ 3038.3%
7W9D14L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsLeo Kessler1,664·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R5·-26.1
2.[L]vsYaroslav Pyvovarov1,675·15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025·R7·-25.5
3.[L]vsIrene Carda1,703·Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025·R2·-21.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#8331755-23.6
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20253.5/9#3841811+39.2
Hennefer ELO-Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20251.5/4#851517-52.0
15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Jun 20252.5/5#1761810-68.4
Worst Elo result: 15. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2025 (-68.4 Elo, finished #176).

Rankings

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Germany
#9,417
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#69,134
in continent
World
#97,298
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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9417🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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2,717
8
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10
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69134🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736
World
1
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2,840
2
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5
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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2,759
9
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10
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97298🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736