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Keyser, Philipp

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FIDEFIDE 12986437· Male· Germany· Born in 2001

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Philipp Keyser, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 2098 — just 19 short of his peak of 2117 (Mar 2018, age 17) and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He is climbing fast, having gained +86 Elo over the past 12 months. 52 rated games in the past year (≈26/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026, HSK-Osteropen 2026, and PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open. Also played 1 rapid event (including 2. Eimsbuetteler Schnellschachturnier im ETV) recently.

At junior level, he reached #81, #48 and #40 nationally in U20, U18 and U16.

Current rating

2098

Standard

Rpd2009·Blz—

All-time high

2117

−19 pts below
Mar 2018 · age 17

Activity

28

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

52 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

Top 7%

#15,611 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

17 entries
2020
81st German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2030
Oct 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Sep 2020
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 2030 → returned at 2039
Sep 2020
Re-crossed 2000
at age 19
Feb 2020
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2020
2018
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19

Activity & highlights

Best result
HSK-Osteropen 2026
perf 2341 (+270) · 5.5/7 · #2
Top opponent
vs Tom-Frederic WoelkIM 2,404
HSK-Osteropen 2026 · Apr 2026 · +17.4 Elo
Best comeback
HSK-Osteropen 2026
finished #2 (seeded #11 of 70)
Evolution
+89
2009 → 2098
Tournaments
8
45 games
Score
31/ 4568.9%
25W12D8L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsTom-Frederic WoelkIM2,404·HSK-Osteropen 2026·R7·+17.4
2.[W]vsNiklas CallsenCM2,216·5. Blankenese Open·R3·+13.3
3.[W]vsRafael Sabirov2,182·5. Blankenese Open·R6·+12.4
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSami Al Amin1,867·Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026·R4·-15.8
2.[L]vsStefan Koper1,868·PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open·R3·-13.8
3.[L]vsJonathan Andersen1,922·HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025·R4·-12.8

Last 12 months — tournaments

8 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20265.5/7#72046-1.8
5. Blankenese Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/7#232159+28.4
Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 April 2026
Team
Apr 20261/1#312723+7.8
HSK-Osteropen 2026
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/7#22341+57.2
PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open
Open Swiss
Jan 20264.5/9#671954-16.6
HSK-Weihnachtsopen 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/7#122026+1.8
Landesliga Hamburg 2025-2026 September 2025
Team
Sep 20251/1#182903+12.6
Hamburger Einzelmeisterschaft 2025 Kandidatenklasse
Swiss
Jun 20255/6#42119+13.0
Worst Elo result: PRAGUE OPEN 2026 - A - IM open (-16.6 Elo, finished #67).

Most-Played Opponents

vsRobin Keyser
🇩🇪GER·2209
+1 −2 =6
9 games·last met May 2026
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vsHenning HolinkaFM
🇩🇪GER·2359
+0 −6 =1
7 games·last met Dec 2024
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vsTom-Frederic WoelkIM
🇩🇪GER·2392
+1 −3 =1
5 games·last met Apr 2026
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Rankings

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Germany
#1,761
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,344
in continent
World
#15,611
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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