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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 1740 — just 18 short of his peak of 1758 (Mar 2024, age 59). He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 18 months. 22 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.
Current rating
1740
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1758
−18 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 59
Mar 2024 · age 59
Activity
25
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#95,926
#95,926 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+119 Elo)
1611 → 1730
Feb 2025
2024
All-time peak 1758
at age 59 · −18 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-4
1744 → 1740
Tournaments
5
24 games
Score
11.5/ 2447.9%
6W11D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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
#9,304
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#68,270
in continent
World
#95,925
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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