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Lichtmannecker, Hans-Juergen
🇩🇪FIDE 12976911· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Hans-Juergen Lichtmannecker, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1716. He has slipped back 61 Elo over the past 12 months. 21 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open, Niederbayerische Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Klasse M2, and Open Braunau 2025 Group B. He had 4 career breaks: 16 months (2015–2017), 31 months (2017–2020), 27 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 30 months (2023–2025). His peak of 1822 was reached at age 50 (Dec 2015).
Current rating
1716
Standard
Rpd1816·Blz1756
All-time high
1822
−106 pts below
Dec 2015 · age 50
Dec 2015 · age 50
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#104,163
#104,163 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1677 → 1777
Mar 2024
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1628 → returned at 1703
May 2023
2020
Inactive for 27 months
paused at 1712 → returned at 1677
Jan 2020
2017
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1780 → returned at 1712
May 2017
2015
Crossed 1800
at age 50
Dec 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-61
1777 → 1716
Tournaments
4
24 games
Score
8.5/ 2435.4%
5W7D12L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 1.5/5 | #35 | 1719 | +1.0 |
Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/5 | #9 | 1848 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/4 | #29 | 1740 | +3.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1.5/7 | #67 | 1559 | -74.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,064
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#73,592
in continent
World
#104,160
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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