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Specht, Guenter
🇩🇪FIDE 16216849· Male· Germany· Born in 1968
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Guenter Specht, a 58-year-old German player, is rated 1744. He plays occasionally (6 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 23 months (2017–2019), 13 months (2019–2020) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1791 was reached at age 56 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1744
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1791
−47 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 56
Mar 2024 · age 56
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
6 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#94,634
#94,634 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+158 Elo)
1633 → 1791
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1791
at age 56 · −47 from today
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 55
Apr 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1633 → returned at 1652
Apr 2020
2019
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 1605 → returned at 1633
Feb 2019
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 49
Feb 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1764 → 1744
Tournaments
1
8 games
Score
4/ 850.0%
2W4D2L
Top 1 win
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/6 | #50 | 1812 | -20.4 |
Worst Elo result: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open (-20.4 Elo, finished #50).
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,330
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#67,486
in continent
World
#94,632
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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