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Krain, Rafael

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FIDEFIDE 12988766· Male· Germany· Born in 1978

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Rafael Krain, a 48-year-old German player, is rated 1779. He has fluctuated between 1744 and 1851 over the past 2 years. 22 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D, 1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A, and 4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 71 months (2017–2023) and 12 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1851 was reached at age 46 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1779

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1735

All-time high

1851

−72 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 46

Activity

11

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#82,929

#82,929 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Sep 2025
2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1798 → returned at 1749
Aug 2024
Best 12-month gain (+117 Elo)
1734 → 1851
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 46
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1851
at age 46 · −72 from today
Mar 2024
2017
Inactive for 71 months
paused at 1734 → returned at 1752
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026
perf 1964 (+185) · 4/7 · #31
Top opponent
vs Marcus Dehn 2,062
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026 · May 2026 · +16.7 Elo
Evolution
-19
1798 → 1779
Tournaments
4
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
7W9D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Itzehoer Schach-Open 2026
Open Swiss
May 20264/7#311964+32.8
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/5#281759+2.4
1. Itzehoer Chess-Cup Gruppe A
Open Swiss
Oct 20251.5/5#431714-4.8
4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/5#301668-49.2
Worst Elo result: 4. Kurt Pape-Open Gruppe B (-49.2 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,431
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#59,732
in continent
World
#82,927
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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8431🇩🇪Krain, Rafael1,779
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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