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Lewke, Burkhard
🇩🇪FIDE 16204395· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Burkhard Lewke, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1814 — just 28 short of his peak of 1842 (Mar 2024, age 59). He plays occasionally (9 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 33 months (2016–2019) and 80 months (2019–2025). Recent appearance: 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein.
Current rating
1814
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1842
−28 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
9 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,011
#72,011 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2024
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1842
at age 59 · −28 from today
Mar 2024
2019
Inactive for 80 months
paused at 1737 → returned at 1814
Feb 2019
2016
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1751 → returned at 1737
Apr 2016
2015
Crossed 1600
at age 50
May 2015
First FIDE rating
1722 · at age 50
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-28
1842 → 1814
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 4/9 | #156 | 1784 | -28.4 |
Worst Elo result: 19. Offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Schleswig-Holstein (-28.4 Elo, finished #156).
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,540
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,268
in continent
World
#72,010
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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