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Karzenburg, Dieter

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FIDEFIDE 16217829· Male· Germany· Born in 1939

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Dieter Karzenburg, a 87-year-old German player, is rated 1726. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 59 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open. His peak of 1820 was reached at age 85 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1726

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1820

−94 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 85

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#100,768

#100,768 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+62 Elo)
1700 → 1762
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 85
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1820
at age 85 · −94 from today
Mar 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 80
May 2019
Inactive for 59 months
paused at 1700 → returned at 1762
May 2019
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 77
Apr 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Lothar Ludwig 1,616
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open · Apr 2026 · +6.9 Elo
Evolution
-9
1735 → 1726
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsLothar Ludwig1,616·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R9·+6.9
2.[W]vsTamara Kadovic1,603·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R5·+6.6
3.[W]vsToni Toth1,579·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R3·+6.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#6591689-9.4

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,790
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#71,411
in continent
World
#100,766
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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1
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