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KK
Kotitschke, Karlheinz
🇩🇪FIDE 16221770· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Karlheinz Kotitschke, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1887. He plays occasionally (1 game in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 18 months (2019–2020), 23 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 15 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: 1. offenes Wuerzburg Open. His peak of 1975 was reached at age 61 (Jul 2018).
Current rating
1887
Standard
Rpd1897·Blz—
All-time high
1975
−88 pts below
Jul 2018 · age 61
Jul 2018 · age 61
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
1 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#51,372
#51,372 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+66 Elo)
1836 → 1902
Sep 2024
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1902 → returned at 1887
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 23 months
paused at 1887 → returned at 1856
Sep 2020
2019
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1935 → returned at 1887
Feb 2019
2018
All-time peak 1975
at age 61 · −88 from today
Jul 2018
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 60
Jul 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-15
1902 → 1887
Tournaments
1
2 games
Score
1/ 250.0%
1W0D1L
Top wins
No noteworthy wins (no Elo gained on any game).
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2025 | 1/1 | #44 | 2502 | -15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,610
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#37,789
in continent
World
#51,372
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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