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Kesseler, Heiko
🇩🇪FIDE 12976857· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Heiko Kesseler, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 2101 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 20 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including Deutsche Senioren-Blitzeinzelmeisterschaft 2025 over 65) recently. His peak of 2142 was reached at age 65 (Mar 2025).
Current rating
2101
Standard
Rpd2058·Blz1997
All-time high
2142
−41 pts below
Mar 2025 · age 65
Mar 2025 · age 65
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 7%
#15,324 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
14 entries2026
90th German 65-70 player
at age 66 · rated 2127
Feb 2026
2025
All-time peak 2142
at age 65 · −41 from today
Mar 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2100
at age 64
Nov 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2000
at age 63
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2012 → returned at 2029
Apr 2020
2019
100 career games
at age 59
Mar 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-11
2112 → 2101
Tournaments
10
29 games
Score
17.5/ 2960.3%
11W13D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/9 | #19 | 2072 | -7.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #559 | 2164 | +1.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #821 | 2146 | +0.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0/1 | #93 | 1389 | -8.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #70 | 1213 | -13.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #21 | 2828 | +7.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #4 | 3053 | +14.0 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/8 | #59 | 2068 | -7.8 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 2.5/5 | #24 | 2036 | -9.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2926 | +10.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,730
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,124
in continent
World
#15,324
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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