Format
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Gelsok, Philipp
🇩🇪FIDE 12974439· Male· Germany· Born in 1994
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Philipp Gelsok, a 32-year-old German player, is rated 1973 — just 18 short of his peak of 1991 (Jul 2025, age 31). He has held steady between 1950 and 2000 for 2 years. 20 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. He took a 46-month break between Nov 2015 and Oct 2019.
Current rating
1973
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1991
−18 pts below
Jul 2025 · age 31
Jul 2025 · age 31
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#32,077
#32,077 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
100 career games
at age 32
May 2026
2025
All-time peak 1991
at age 31 · −18 from today
Jul 2025
2015
Inactive for 46 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1886
Nov 2015
Best 12-month gain (+41 Elo)
1851 → 1892
Sep 2015
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Dec 2014
2013
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Sep 2013
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-18
1991 → 1973
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
7.5/ 1453.6%
6W3D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #36 | 1862 | -16.2 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #647 | 1986 | -2.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,731
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,715
in continent
World
#32,076
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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