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Grochulla, Alexander
🇩🇪FIDE 12998524· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Alexander Grochulla, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1898 — just 6 short of his peak of 1904 (Apr 2026, age 36). He is on a steady climb with +32 Elo over the past 12 months. 24 rated games in the past year (≈4/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 C, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C. He had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2014–2019) and 70 months (2019–2025, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1898
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1904
−6 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 36
Apr 2026 · age 36
Activity
11
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
24 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,605
#48,605 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 36 · −6 from today
Apr 2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Feb 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+165 Elo)
1701 → 1866
Feb 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 34
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 70 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1853
Feb 2019
2014
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1701
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+32
1866 → 1898
Tournaments
5
27 games
Score
16.5/ 2761.1%
11W11D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #19 | 2035 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/6 | #42 | 1898 | -11.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #7 | 2081 | +24.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2/4 | #96 | 1872 | -1.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #56 | 2184 | +16.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,341
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#35,805
in continent
World
#48,604
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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