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Gutschke, Karl Ulrich, Dr.

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FIDEFIDE 12962970· Male· Germany· Born in 1948

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Karl Ulrich, Dr. Gutschke, a 78-year-old German player, is rated 1775. He has fluctuated between 1775 and 1817 over the past 2 years. 19 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 D. Also played 1 blitz event (including 17. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 20 months (2017–2019) and 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1817 was reached at age 77 (Mar 2025).

Current rating

1775

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1812

All-time high

1817

−42 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 77

Activity

14

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

19 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#84,140

#84,140 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 1800
at age 78
Mar 2026
2025
All-time peak 1817
at age 77 · −42 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+156 Elo)
1653 → 1809
Oct 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 76
Apr 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 74
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1698 → returned at 1706
Mar 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Tim Bursian 1,847
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D · Jan 2026 · +1.1 Elo
Evolution
-29
1804 → 1775
Tournaments
4
21 games
Score
11/ 2152.4%
7W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20261.5/5#971558-34.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D
Open Swiss
Jan 20264/4#132567+17.4
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q1 D
Open Swiss
Nov 20252.5/5#351711-12.4
43. Wilhelm-Werner-Gedaechtnis-Turnier B-Open
Swiss
May 20253/5#81795-0.4
Worst Elo result: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D (-34.2 Elo, finished #97).

Rankings

/
Germany
#8,425
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#60,518
in continent
World
#84,139
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

Europe
World
Germany
1
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2
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2,694
3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
🇩🇪Svane, RasmusFollow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
8425🇩🇪Gutschke, Karl Ulrich, Dr.1,775
Europe
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
3
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
3
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
60518🇩🇪Gutschke, Karl Ulrich, Dr.1,775
World
1
🇳🇴Carlsen, MagnusFollow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
🇺🇸So, WesleyFollow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,754
10
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2,753
...
84139🇩🇪Gutschke, Karl Ulrich, Dr.1,775