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Besser, Jochen

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FIDEFIDE 16232461· Male· Germany· Born in 1960

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Jochen Besser, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1897. He is progressing steadily with +51 Elo over the past 12 months. 36 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200), 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft, and 21eme Festival International de Dieppe Open des rois plus 50 ans. He took a 27-month break between Jun 2017 and Oct 2019. His peak of 2026 was reached at age 60 (Feb 2020).

Current rating

1897

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2026

−129 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 60

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

36 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#48,898

#48,898 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
100 career games
at age 65
Dec 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1765 → 1878
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 62
Dec 2022
2020
All-time peak 2026
at age 60 · −129 from today
Feb 2020
2019
Crossed 2000
at age 59
Oct 2019

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025
perf 2066 (+172) · 5/9 · #28
Top opponent
vs Christian BoehmerCM 2,124
9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025 · May 2025 · +5.8 Elo
Evolution
+51
1846 → 1897
Tournaments
4
36 games
Score
20.5/ 3656.9%
14W13D9L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsAlje Hovenga2,107·9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025·R7·+15.5
2.[W]vsThomas Jaeckel2,083·9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025·R3·+15.0
3.[W]vsDieter Hofene2,053·9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025·R4·+14.3

Last 12 months — tournaments

4 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
39eme Festival International des Jeux de Cannes - Open B (1600-2200)
Open Swiss
Feb 20265/9#671899+2.4
28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft
Open Swiss
Nov 20254.5/9#1941878-5.6
21eme Festival International de Dieppe Open des rois plus 50 ans
Open Swiss
Aug 20256/9#81914+6.6
9. Int. Bodenseeopen 2025
Open Swiss
May 20255/9#282066+48.0

Rankings

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Germany
#5,372
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#36,000
in continent
World
#48,898
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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