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Polster, Christian
FM🇩🇪FIDE 12965081· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Christian Polster, a 26-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2286 — just 29 short of his peak of 2315 (Jan 2019, age 19) and sitting in the top 3% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2248 and 2307 over the past 2 years. 45 rated games in the past year (≈40/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Nord West 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 A, and Niedersachsen Landeseinzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterturnier. Also played 1 blitz event (including Deutsche Jugendmeisterschaft 2025 Blitzturnier UE14) recently.
Awarded FM in 2016 (age 16). At junior level, he reached #13, #17, #3 and #62 nationally in U20, U18, U16 and U14.
Current rating
2286
Standard
Rpd2181·Blz2229
All-time high
2315
−29 pts below
Jan 2019 · age 19
Jan 2019 · age 19
Activity
57
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 3%
#402 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2026
500 career games
at age 26
Feb 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2300
at age 25
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2231 → returned at 2236
Apr 2020
2019
13th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2315
Jan 2019
All-time peak 2315
at age 19 · −29 from today
Jan 2019
2018
17th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2306
Dec 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2291 → 2286
Tournaments
11
36 games
Score
21.5/ 3659.7%
15W13D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
11 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #5 | 3028 | +8.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2372 | +13.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #1 | 2915 | +12.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #26 | 2282 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #32 | 2231 | -0.8 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #12 | 2215 | -6.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #27 | 3015 | +9.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #76 | 1316 | -14.0 |
Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #1 | 2232 | -2.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #23 | 2204 | -1.8 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsSebastian Mueer
🇩🇪GER·2110
+2 −3 =3
8 games·last met Dec 2025
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vsPhilip Reimer
🇩🇪GER·2213
+5 −1 =0
6 games·last met Apr 2026
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vsJohannes von Mettenheim
🇩🇪GER·2366
+3 −1 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2025
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vsJari ReukerIM
🇩🇪GER·2427
+1 −3 =2
6 games·last met Jan 2024
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vsHannes EwertFM
🇩🇪GER·2266
+1 −2 =3
6 games·last met Jul 2022
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Rankings
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Germany
#402
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#3,036
in continent
World
#4,534
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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