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Goldschmidt, Juergen
🇩🇪FIDE 16202031· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Juergen Goldschmidt, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1978 — just 1 short of his peak of 1979 (Apr 2026, age 65). He is progressing steadily with +36 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈5/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Brandenburg 2025-2026 April 2026 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 24-month break between Oct 2017 and Nov 2019.
Current rating
1978
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1955
All-time high
1979
−1 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 65
Apr 2026 · age 65
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#31,128
#31,128 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
All-time peak 1979
at age 65 · −1 from today
Apr 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
Jun 2025
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
1820 → 1907
Jan 2025
2017
Crossed 1800
at age 56
Oct 2017
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1861 → returned at 1872
Oct 2017
First FIDE rating
1861 · at age 56
Oct 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+36
1942 → 1978
Tournaments
7
11 games
Score
8/ 1172.7%
5W6D0L
Top 3 wins
Top losses
Undefeated in the last 12 months.
Last 12 months — tournaments
7 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 2037 | +1.6 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #28 | 1883 | -2.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2260 | +30.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #63 | 1890 | -1.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 1854 | -2.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2836 | +12.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 1874 | -1.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,625
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,008
in continent
World
#31,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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