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Hesse, Henrik
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12952060· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Henrik Hesse, a 26-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2332 — just 1 short of his peak of 2333 (Nov 2023, age 23) and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +47 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈51/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Rudolf-Teschner-Gedenkturnier 2026, Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse, and Landesliga Berlin 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. Also played 2 rapid (including 3. Berlin U25 Open Rapid) and 5 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 1. Vorrunde) recently.
Awarded FM in 2023 (age 23). At junior level, he reached #34, #25, #66 and #97 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2332
Standard
Rpd2323·Blz2259
All-time high
2333
−1 pts below
Nov 2023 · age 23
Nov 2023 · age 23
Activity
47
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
35 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#258 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
22 entries2026
Re-crossed 2300
at age 26
Apr 2026
2024
Re-crossed 2300
at age 24
Aug 2024
2023
98th German 20-35 player
at age 23 · rated 2333
Nov 2023
All-time peak 2333
at age 23 · −6 from today
Nov 2023
FM title awardedFM
at age 23
Sep 2023
Crossed 2300
at age 23
Sep 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+52
2280 → 2332
Tournaments
10
36 games
Score
24/ 3666.7%
20W8D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2198 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5.5/7 | #5 | 2320 | +5.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #4 | 2384 | +20.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/3 | #21 | 2432 | +11.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #3 | 3034 | +8.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #26 | 2945 | +6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #75 | 1639 | -5.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2334 | +1.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2/2 | #2 | 3045 | +18.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/9 | #67 | 2271 | -1.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsJonas EilenbergFM
🇩🇪GER·2388
+4 −5 =1
10 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsSteve BergerIM
🇩🇪GER·2414
+1 −4 =4
9 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJosef Gelman
🇩🇪GER·2064
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJulian Noeldner
🇩🇪GER·2268
+3 −2 =2
7 games·last met Mar 2026
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vsRaphael LagunowIM
🇩🇪GER·2422
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Sep 2025
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Rankings
/
Germany
#258
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,047
in continent
World
#3,141
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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