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Henss, Olaf, Dr.
🇩🇪FIDE 16212053· Male· Germany· Born in 1959
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Olaf, Dr. Henss, a 67-year-old German player, is rated 1979 — his current career high. He is progressing steadily with +34 Elo over the past 12 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈3/year long-term). Recent appearance: World Senior Chess Championships 2025 - Over 65. Also played 1 blitz event recently. He had 4 career breaks: 36 months (2015–2018), 45 months (2018–2022, COVID-19 included), 18 months (2022–2024) and 20 months (2024–2025).
Current rating
1979
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2212
All-time high
1979
at best
Oct 2018 · age 59
Oct 2018 · age 59
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#30,977
#30,977 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
10 entries2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 66
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
1909 → 1945
Mar 2024
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1945 → returned at 1979
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1909 → returned at 1945
Aug 2022
2018
All-time peak 1979
at age 59
Oct 2018
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 1979 → returned at 1909
Oct 2018
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+34
1945 → 1979
Tournaments
1
11 games
Score
5.5/ 1150.0%
3W5D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5.5/11 | #115 | 2011 | +34.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,599
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#22,894
in continent
World
#30,977
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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