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Backhaus, Eric

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FIDEFIDE 16224531· Male· Germany· Born in 1971

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Eric Backhaus, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1739 — just 12 short of his peak of 1751 (Apr 2026, age 55). He has fluctuated between 1714 and 1751 over the past 2 years. 16 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and 14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier. He had 2 career breaks: 14 months (2016–2017) and 59 months (2017–2022, COVID-19 included).

Current rating

1739

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1753

All-time high

1751

−12 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 55

Activity

18

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#96,378

#96,378 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2026
All-time peak 1751
at age 55 · −12 from today
Apr 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+260 Elo)
1479 → 1739
Dec 2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 53
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1500
at age 53
Feb 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Mar 2023
2017
Crossed 1600
at age 46
Sep 2017

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Frank Schambach 1,879
14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier · Feb 2026 · +13.5 Elo
Evolution
+24
1715 → 1739
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
8.5/ 1365.4%
8W1D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsRexhe Ademi1,637·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R4·-12.9
2.[L]vsMirac Birinci1,640·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·-12.8
3.[L]vsPhilipp Ye1,929·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R3·-5.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20264/8#7431699-12.0
14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier
Swiss
Feb 20264.5/4#12570+35.8

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,471
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#68,622
in continent
World
#96,376
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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