Format
KF
Koenig, Frank
🇩🇪FIDE 16205618· Male· Germany· Born in 1966
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Frank Koenig, a 60-year-old German player, is rated 1720. He has slipped back 53 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Maasch & Kirsch Schachfestival 2026 B-Open, grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, and 2. Holledauer Schachopen. He had 2 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 18 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1784 was reached at age 58 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1776
All-time high
1784
−64 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 58
Mar 2024 · age 58
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1773 → returned at 1743
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+160 Elo)
1624 → 1784
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1784
at age 58 · −64 from today
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 56
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1659 → returned at 1648
Feb 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-53
1773 → 1720
Tournaments
6
35 games
Score
15/ 3542.9%
11W8D16L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2/5 | #79 | 1662 | -9.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 2.5/4 | #18 | 1876 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/8 | #1067 | 1721 | +1.6 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 3.5/6 | #47 | 1875 | +1.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #76 | 1473 | -33.6 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #126 | 1688 | -30.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,954
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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