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KJ
Kerkhoff, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 12996645· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Jan Kerkhoff, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 1994 — his current career high. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 15 months (2014–2016), 14 months (2022–2023) and 12 months (2023–2024). Recent appearance: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
Current rating
1994
Standard
Rpd2016·Blz2117
All-time high
1994
at best
Oct 2025 · age 28
Oct 2025 · age 28
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#28,444
#28,444 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2025
All-time peak 1994
at age 28
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 28
Oct 2025
2023
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1983 → returned at 1967
Sep 2023
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1983
Jun 2022
2017
Best 12-month gain (+67 Elo)
1892 → 1959
Nov 2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
Nov 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Best result
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnierperf 2100 (+106) · 4.5/8 · #23
Top opponent
Evolution
+27
1967 → 1994
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4.5/ 856.3%
3W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4.5/8 | #23 | 2100 | +27.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,307
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,025
in continent
World
#28,444
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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