Bethke, Richard
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12959243· Male· Germany· Born in 2005
Richard Bethke, a 21-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2324 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has slipped back 64 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈45/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Sued-West 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 15. Nordhaeuser Schachopen Meisterturnier. Also played 2 rapid (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Rapid Championship 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Grand Prix PlusCity - Open Austrian Team Blitz Championship 2025) recently. His peak of 2396 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2025).
Awarded FM in 2019 (age 14). Earned a IM norm at European Individual CC 2022. At junior level, he reached World #87 in U20, World #63 in U18, World #55 in U16, World #17 in U14, World #11 in U12, World #11 in U8 and #8 nationally in U10.
Current rating
2324
Standard
All-time high
2396
Apr 2025 · age 20
Activity
29
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 2%
Career timeline
23 entriesStandard rating history
Activity & highlights
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #973 | 2061 | -13.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #86 | 1399 | -14.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/3 | #83 | 2260 | -8.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/2 | #80 | 2185 | -9.6 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/2 | #89 | 1699 | -14.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/2 | #40 | 2428 | +2.6 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2372 | -0.2 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 2297 | -8.0 |
Rankings
National ranking
Europe & World
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