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KJ
Kessler, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 16230884· Male· Germany· Born in 1999
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Jan Kessler, a 27-year-old German player, is rated 2143 — just 11 short of his peak of 2154 (Oct 2025, age 26) and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2100 and 2150 for 7 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landesliga Bayern Sued 2025-2026 Maerz 2026 and 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier. Also played 2 rapid (including 12. BrainGames 2026) and 2 blitz events (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 12-month break between Jun 2022 and Jul 2023.
At junior level, he reached #56 and #49 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2143
Standard
Rpd2180·Blz2141
All-time high
2154
−11 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 26
Oct 2025 · age 26
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
15 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 5%
#11,792 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2025
All-time peak 2154
at age 26 · −11 from today
Oct 2025
2024
Crossed 2100
at age 25
Jun 2024
100 career games
at age 25
Jun 2024
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2091 → returned at 2094
Jun 2022
2018
56th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2089
Oct 2018
Best 12-month gain (+36 Elo)
2053 → 2089
Jul 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+17
2126 → 2143
Tournaments
8
24 games
Score
15/ 2462.5%
12W6D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 6.5/9 | #3 | 2187 | +12.0 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #57 | 1501 | -6.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #42 | 2157 | +0.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #46 | 2295 | +4.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #27 | 3114 | +14.8 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #56 | 1471 | -6.4 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/2 | #80 | 1379 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #4 | 2311 | +28.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,291
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#8,460
in continent
World
#11,792
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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