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Karsay, Pascal
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12953474· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Pascal Karsay, a 26-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2376 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2357 and 2420 over the past 2 years. 41 rated games in the past year (≈48/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include European Individual Chess Championship 2026, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 36. Staufer Open A. Also played 1 rapid (including 29. Active Chess Open Bensheim 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently. His peak of 2420 was reached at age 26 (Feb 2026, German #98 at the time).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 19). Earned a IM norm at 2. Bundesliga Sued 2019/2020 February 2020. At junior level, he reached #12, #25, #31, #25 and #59 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2376
Standard
Rpd2270·Blz2388
All-time high
2420
−44 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 26
Feb 2026 · age 26
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#164 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
25 entries2026
Peak German rank: #98
at age 26 · rated 2420
Mar 2026
All-time peak 2420
at age 26 · −44 from today
Feb 2026
2025
Crossed 2400
at age 25
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 10
at age 25
Feb 2025
2023
7-month rising streak
+88 Elo
Apr 2023
500 career games
at age 23
Feb 2023
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-26
2402 → 2376
Tournaments
10
42 games
Score
29/ 4269.0%
23W12D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/11 | #231 | 2118 | -36.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #48 | 2393 | -0.4 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #93 | 2155 | -7.1 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 3/3 | #2 | 2991 | +6.7 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 6.5/9 | #11 | 2430 | +3.1 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #35 | 3108 | +3.7 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5.5/7 | #6 | 2414 | +1.9 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1.5/2 | #20 | 2538 | +3.5 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4.5/4 | #4 | 2760 | +0.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2305 | -1.3 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsPascal BarzenFM
🇩🇪GER·2322
+3 −3 =2
8 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsKarl-Jasmin MuranyiIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+4 −2 =2
8 games·last met Jun 2023
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vsRoland OllenbergerFM
🇩🇪GER·2186
+3 −1 =3
7 games·last met Oct 2025
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vsMatthias Huschens
🇩🇪GER·2097
+4 −2 =1
7 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsMartin Heider
🇩🇪GER·2413
+1 −6 =0
7 games·last met Sep 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#164
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#1,340
in continent
World
#2,109
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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