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Krueger, Detlef

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FIDEFIDE 12979120· Male· Germany· Born in 1952

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Detlef Krueger, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1837 — just 4 short of his peak of 1841 (Mar 2024, age 72). He is progressing steadily with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 41 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, 42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft), and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025.

Current rating

1837

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1841

−4 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 72

Activity

49

games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo

41 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#65,133

#65,133 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

14 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 73
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1683 → 1841
Apr 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 72
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1841
at age 72 · −4 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Re-crossed 1800
at age 68
Jan 2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1809 → returned at 1806
Jan 2020

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft
perf 1933 (+127) · 4/7 · #10
Top opponent
vs Horst Pruesse 2,000
14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026 · Apr 2026 · +4.4 Elo
Evolution
+32
1805 → 1837
Tournaments
5
42 games
Score
20/ 4247.6%
11W18D13L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20264.5/9#611837-1.0
42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft)
Open Swiss
Feb 20263.5/7#721841+1.8
1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#821905+30.2
29. Deutsche Polizeischachmeisterschaft
Swiss
Nov 20254/7#101933+29.6
32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen
Open Swiss
Jun 20253.5/9#711691-29.0
Worst Elo result: 32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen (-29.0 Elo, finished #71).

Rankings

/
Germany
#6,870
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#47,529
in continent
World
#65,133
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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3
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5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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10
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2,587
...
6870🇩🇪Krueger, Detlef1,837
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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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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47529🇩🇪Krueger, Detlef1,837
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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65133🇩🇪Krueger, Detlef1,837