Format
BE
Backhaus, Eric
🇩🇪FIDE 16224531· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
Follow Eric BackhausTrack his monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
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 standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 14. Wasserschloss-OPEN-Inzlingen B-Turnier, and 1. Schwaigern Open 2025 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
Apr 2026 · age 55
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
16 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#96,274
#96,274 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
1737 → 1739
Tournaments
3
20 games
Score
11.5/ 2057.5%
10W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/8 | #743 | 1699 | -12.0 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 4.5/4 | #1 | 2570 | +35.8 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 3/4 | #57 | 1906 | -22.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,337
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#68,505
in continent
World
#96,273
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
| 1 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 2 | 🇩🇪Follow Matthias BluebaumTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,694 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Alexander DonchenkoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Frederik SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,645 |
| 5 | 🇩🇪Follow Dmitrij KollarsTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,635 |
| 6 | 🇩🇪Follow Rasmus SvaneTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,620 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Luis EngelTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,593 |
| 8 | 🇩🇪Follow Fabian DoettlingTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,592 |
| 9 | 🇩🇪Follow Dennis WagnerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,591 |
| 10 | 🇩🇪Follow Arik BraunTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,587 |
| ... | ||
| 9337 | 1,739 | |
Europe
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 3 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 3 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 5 | 🇵🇱Follow Jan-Krzysztof DudaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,739 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Jorden Van ForeestTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,735 |
| 7 | 🇭🇺Follow Richard RapportTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,729 |
| 8 | 🇫🇷Follow Maxime Vachier-LagraveTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 8 | 🇦🇿Follow Shakhriyar MamedyarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,717 |
| 10 | 🇹🇷Follow Yagiz Kaan ErdogmusTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,708 |
| ... | ||
| 68505 | 1,739 | |
World
| 1 | 🇳🇴Follow Magnus CarlsenTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,840 |
| 2 | 🇺🇸Follow Hikaru NakamuraTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,792 |
| 3 | 🇺🇸Follow Fabiano CaruanaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,788 |
| 4 | 🇺🇿Follow Nodirbek AbdusattorovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,780 |
| 5 | 🇺🇿Follow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,776 |
| 6 | 🇳🇱Follow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,767 |
| 7 | 🇩🇪Follow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 7 | 🇫🇷Follow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,759 |
| 9 | 🇺🇸Follow Wesley SoTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,754 |
| 10 | 🇨🇳Follow Yi WeiTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more. | 2,753 |
| ... | ||
| 96273 | 1,739 | |