Format
KF
Kurpiela, Franz
🇩🇪FIDE 12979465· Male· Germany· Born in 1950
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Franz Kurpiela, a 76-year-old German player, is rated 1776. He has slipped back 58 Elo over the past 12 months. 69 rated games in the past year (≈55/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 14. Internationaler Schach-Senioren-Cup am Tegernsee 2026, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren. Also played 2 rapid events (including Deutsche Senioren-Schnellschacheinzelmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 1865 was reached at age 74 (Nov 2024).
Current rating
1776
Standard
Rpd1797·Blz1849
All-time high
1865
−89 pts below
Nov 2024 · age 74
Nov 2024 · age 74
Activity
72
games / yr avg. · ≈6/mo
69 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#83,904
#83,904 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2024
All-time peak 1865
at age 74 · −89 from today
Nov 2024
Best 12-month gain (+178 Elo)
1667 → 1845
Jun 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 74
Mar 2024
2023
500 career games
at age 73
Dec 2023
2017
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
Jun 2017
2016
100 career games
at age 66
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-63
1839 → 1776
Tournaments
9
72 games
Score
34.5/ 7247.9%
26W17D29L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/9 | #65 | 1899 | +25.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #1045 | 1703 | -39.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/9 | #91 | 1798 | +1.8 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3/6 | #113 | 1891 | -4.4 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/9 | #132 | 1661 | -43.4 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/7 | #10 | 1801 | -4.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #60 | 1857 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 4.5/9 | #54 | 1827 | -2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4/7 | #104 | 1853 | +4.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsUrsula Schumacher
🇩🇪GER·1542
+5 −0 =1
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsReinhard Walther
🇩🇪GER·1969
+1 −5 =0
6 games·last met Jun 2025
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vsHans, Dr. Gerl
🇩🇪GER·1949
+2 −3 =0
5 games·last met Apr 2025
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vsReinhard Klein
🇩🇪GER·1862
+3 −1 =1
5 games·last met Aug 2022
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vsGuenter, Dr. Strenzke
🇩🇪GER·1968
+0 −4 =1
5 games·last met May 2019
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Rankings
/
Germany
#8,520
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#60,389
in continent
World
#83,902
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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