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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 1904 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +38 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈3/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 60 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1904
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1904
at best
Apr 2026 · age 36
Apr 2026 · age 36
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#47,187
#47,187 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
8 entries2026
All-time peak 1904
at age 36
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 60 months
paused at 1701 → returned at 1821
Feb 2019
2014
Inactive for 49 months
paused at 1714 → returned at 1701
Dec 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+38
1866 → 1904
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
9.5/ 1467.9%
6W7D1L
Top 3 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#5,192
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#34,748
in continent
World
#47,187
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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