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Esser, Julian
🇩🇪FIDE 16210352· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Julian Esser, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 2018 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +79 Elo over the past 12 months. 30 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 B. Also played 1 blitz event (including 22. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 33-month break between Apr 2020 and Feb 2023 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
2018
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1942
All-time high
2018
at best
Apr 2026 · age 26
Apr 2026 · age 26
Activity
23
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
30 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#24,811
#24,811 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2026
Crossed 2000
at age 26
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2018
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+214 Elo)
1725 → 1939
Jan 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 24
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 23
Sep 2023
2020
Inactive for 33 months
paused at 1621 → returned at 1644
Apr 2020
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+79
1939 → 2018
Tournaments
5
31 games
Score
18.5/ 3159.7%
13W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #3 | 2218 | +28.4 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 4/7 | #15 | 2164 | +37.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #75 | 1890 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/8 | #287 | 2100 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 2011 | +12.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,879
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#18,298
in continent
World
#24,811
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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