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FK
Friedrich, Karl
🇩🇪FIDE 12961426· Male· Germany· Born in 1987
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Karl Friedrich, a 39-year-old German player, is rated 1878 — just 15 short of his peak of 1893 (Apr 2025, age 38). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Open, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C. He had 2 career breaks: 19 months (2016–2018) and 16 months (2021–2023).
Current rating
1878
Standard
Rpd1890·Blz1849
All-time high
1893
−15 pts below
Apr 2025 · age 38
Apr 2025 · age 38
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#53,707
#53,707 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2026
100 career games
at age 39
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 1893
at age 38 · −15 from today
Apr 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 37
Mar 2024
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1802 → returned at 1806
Oct 2021
2019
Best 12-month gain (+106 Elo)
1716 → 1822
Feb 2019
2018
Crossed 1800
at age 31
Nov 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+4
1874 → 1878
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
20.5/ 3558.6%
17W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #29 | 1902 | +4.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5/7 | #6 | 1820 | -6.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 1981 | +14.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #88 | 1901 | -7.2 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/7 | #26 | 1813 | -11.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,826
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#39,450
in continent
World
#53,707
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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