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Blechschmidt, Falk
🇩🇪FIDE 16232216· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Falk Blechschmidt, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1720. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 19 months. 27 rated games in the past year (≈24/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 D, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 D. His peak of 1758 was reached at age 59 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1720
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1758
−38 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
26
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
27 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#102,783
#102,783 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1611 → 1730
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1758
at age 59 · −38 from today
Mar 2024
2020
100 career games
at age 55
Apr 2020
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 52
Dec 2017
2016
Crossed 1600
at age 51
Dec 2016
Crossed 1500
at age 51
Dec 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-24
1744 → 1720
Tournaments
6
29 games
Score
13/ 2944.8%
6W14D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/5 | #92 | 1593 | -20.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #76 | 1859 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #15 | 1879 | +21.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/3 | #113 | 1600 | -10.2 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/5 | #78 | 1580 | -23.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/5 | #16 | 1766 | +3.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#9,954
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#72,715
in continent
World
#102,781
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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