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Gelman, Josef
🇩🇪FIDE 12959642· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Josef Gelman, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 2064 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2050 and 2100 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈23/year long-term). Recent appearances: Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 April 2026 and Berliner Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse. Also played 1 rapid (including 24. Offenes Schnellturnier der Schachfreunde Berlin 1903) and 2 blitz events (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 1. Vorrunde) recently. His peak of 2105 was reached at age 23 (May 2023).
At junior level, he reached #89, #89 and #71 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.
Current rating
2064
Standard
Rpd2053·Blz2101
All-time high
2105
−41 pts below
May 2023 · age 23
May 2023 · age 23
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,090 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
15 entries2023
Crossed 2100
at age 23
May 2023
All-time peak 2105
at age 23 · −41 from today
May 2023
2020
89th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2007
Oct 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 2007 → returned at 2001
Feb 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Jan 2020
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-6
2070 → 2064
Tournaments
7
18 games
Score
5/ 1827.8%
2W6D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #82 | 1588 | -5.2 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #21 | 2088 | +3.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 2213 | +4.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #49 | 1518 | -3.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/2 | #75 | 1676 | -3.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #69 | 1510 | -4.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/2 | #64 | 2149 | +3.0 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsHenrik HesseFM
🇩🇪GER·2332
+1 −2 =5
8 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMatthias Schoewel
🇩🇪GER·2182
+0 −5 =2
7 games·last met May 2026
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vsFlorian Pascal Schmidt
🇩🇪GER·2050
+3 −0 =3
6 games·last met May 2026
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vsIgor GlekGM
🇧🇪BEL·2413
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsMert AcikelFM
🇩🇪GER·2183
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Mar 2023
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Rankings
/
Germany
#2,209
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#13,975
in continent
World
#19,090
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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