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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 took a 81-month break between Sep 2018 and Jul 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

#97,410

#97,410 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
May 2026
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1841
at age 62 · −105 from today
Mar 2024
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 56
Sep 2018
Inactive for 81 months
paused at 1735 → returned at 1773
Sep 2018
First FIDE rating
1735 · at age 56
Sep 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Best result
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
perf 1811 (+51) · 3.5/9 · #384
Top opponent
vs Bergit, Dr. BarthelWFM 1,928
16. Rheinland-Pfalz-Open 2026 · Jun 2026 · +5.0 Elo
Evolution
-37
1773 → 1736
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
11.5/ 3631.9%
7W13D16L
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
#9,550
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#69,261
in continent
World
#97,408
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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2,593
8
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2,591
9
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10
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2,587
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9550🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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2,767
3
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2,764
4
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2,744
5
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6
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2,729
7
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8
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2,721
9
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2,717
10
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2,713
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69261🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736
World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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4
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2,777
6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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2,761
9
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2,753
9
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2,753
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97408🇩🇪Vitz, Hans-Joachim1,736