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Backhaus, Silas
🇩🇪FIDE 16224442· Male· Germany· Born in 2001
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Silas Backhaus, a 25-year-old German player, is rated 2142 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2130 and 2181 over the past 2 years. 31 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Baden 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 42. Open Untergrombach 2026 A-Open. He had 2 career breaks: 12 months (2016–2017) and 60 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2181 was reached at age 25 (Apr 2026).
Current rating
2142
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1916
All-time high
2181
−39 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 25
Apr 2026 · age 25
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,877 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 2181
at age 25 · −39 from today
Apr 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 24
Feb 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+367 Elo)
1742 → 2109
Aug 2023
Crossed 2100
at age 22
Aug 2023
Crossed 2000
at age 22
Feb 2023
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 21
Nov 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+4
2138 → 2142
Tournaments
10
24 games
Score
12.5/ 2452.1%
9W7D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/2 | #84 | 1477 | -14.8 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/8 | #706 | 2075 | -23.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #54 | 2353 | +4.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 2984 | +10.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2330 | +4.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 5.5/7 | #7 | 2213 | +11.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/1 | #8 | 3106 | +14.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #73 | 1789 | -1.6 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #38 | 2371 | +6.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #61 | 1427 | -7.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,297
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,515
in continent
World
#11,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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