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Kracht, Raphael
FM🇩🇪FIDE 16214382· Male· Germany· Born in 2003
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Raphael Kracht, a 23-year-old German FIDE Master, is rated 2323 and sitting in the top 2% of German players, and in the top 2% worldwide. He is on a breakout run, having gained +114 Elo over the past 12 months. 59 rated games in the past year (≈36/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga NRW 2025-2026 April 2026, Matt zum Siebzigsten II Gruppe 1, and grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open. Also played 1 rapid (including Deutsche Hochschulmeisterschaft 2025 Schnellschach) and 5 blitz events (including JSCA Rilton Blitz 2026) recently.
Awarded CM in 2024 (age 21). At junior level, he reached #34, #43, #39, #68 and #71 nationally in U20, U18, U16, U14 and U12.
Current rating
2323
Standard
Rpd2151·Blz2224
All-time high
2323
at best
Jun 2026 · age 23
Jun 2026 · age 23
Activity
54
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
64 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 2%
#289 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
19 entries2026
Crossed 2300
at age 23
May 2026
All-time peak 2308
at age 23
May 2026
Crossed 2200
at age 23
Feb 2026
2024
CM title awardedCM
at age 21
May 2024
2023
34th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2177
Oct 2023
2022
Re-crossed 2100
at age 19
Aug 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+128
2195 → 2323
Tournaments
14
70 games
Score
46.5/ 7066.4%
42W19D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6/7 | #3 | 2365 | +14.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1.5/2 | #6 | 2474 | +10.0 |
Round-Robin | Apr 2026 | 2.5/3 | #1 | 2384 | +7.0 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #198 | 2307 | +9.4 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #32 | 2297 | +2.2 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2528 | +25.6 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/5 | #1 | 2465 | +21.0 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 1.5/3 | #2 | 2196 | +0.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #56 | 2296 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 8/9 | #1 | 2422 | +41.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMax Peter Bartelt
🇩🇪GER·2107
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsJonas EilenbergFM
🇩🇪GER·2388
+2 −4 =1
7 games·last met Nov 2025
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vsLenhard Biermann
🇩🇪GER·2085
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Sep 2025
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vsAlexander GelmanIM
🇩🇪GER·2419
+2 −4 =0
6 games·last met Aug 2025
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vsAli ElierCM
🇱🇾LBA·2184
+0 −2 =3
5 games·last met Jun 2026
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Rankings
/
Germany
#289
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#2,220
in continent
World
#3,379
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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