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Guenther, Arthur
🇩🇪FIDE 16230078· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Arthur Guenther, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 1937 — his current career high. He is climbing fast, having gained +124 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈11/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A April 2026, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 C, and 21. Internationales Rostocker Schach-Open 2025. Also played 2 blitz events (including 16. DSAM-Blitzturnier) recently. He took a 26-month break between Oct 2016 and Jan 2019.
At junior level, he reached #85 and #37 nationally in U12 and U10.
Current rating
1937
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1845
All-time high
1937
at best
Jun 2026 · age 20
Jun 2026 · age 20
Activity
20
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#39,434
#39,434 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1937
at age 20
Jun 2026
100 career games
at age 20
Feb 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+243 Elo)
1600 → 1843
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 18
Mar 2024
2017
85th German U12 player
at age 11 · rated 1481
Jan 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+124
1813 → 1937
Tournaments
6
33 games
Score
22/ 3366.7%
16W12D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4/5 | #8 | 2099 | +22.4 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/2 | #35 | 2086 | +9.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2275 | +44.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #33 | 1837 | -0.8 |
Round-Robin | Aug 2025 | 6/9 | #2 | 1955 | +31.4 |
Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1948 | +19.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,446
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#29,128
in continent
World
#39,433
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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