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Antusch, Volker
🇩🇪FIDE 12951145· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Volker Antusch, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1608 — just 9 short of his peak of 1617 (Mar 2024, age 65). He is progressing steadily with +21 Elo over the past 12 months. 17 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 31e Open de Selestat - Tournoi B (1500-1799), 45eme Open international de la Bresse - Tournoi Vet - Sep, and 27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700). Also played 1 blitz event (including 1er blitz de l'open international de la Bresse) recently. He took a 31-month break between Sep 2019 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1608
Standard
Rpd1644·Blz1603
All-time high
1617
−9 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 65
Mar 2024 · age 65
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
17 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#143,324
#143,324 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2025
Re-crossed 1600
at age 66
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+223 Elo)
1361 → 1584
Dec 2024
100 career games
at age 65
May 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 65
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1400
at age 65
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
27eme Open International de Wasselonne - Tournoi C (moins de 1700)perf 1874 (+266) · 4.5/5 · #9
Evolution
+16
1592 → 1608
Tournaments
3
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
10W1D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/7 | #45 | 1594 | -3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #5 | 1714 | -9.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/5 | #9 | 1874 | +29.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#12,042
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#96,319
in continent
World
#143,313
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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