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Elsner, Heiko

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FIDEFIDE 16233573· Male· Germany· Born in 1983

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Heiko Elsner, a 43-year-old German player, is rated 1817. He has held steady between 1800 and 1850 for 14 months. 11 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent appearances: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C. Also played 1 rapid event (including Deutsche Schnellschach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025 Gruppe C) recently. He had 2 career breaks: 50 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included) and 14 months (2024–2025). His peak of 1861 was reached at age 41 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1817

Standard

Rpd1815·Blz1846

All-time high

1861

−44 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 41

Activity

8

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#71,063

#71,063 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+98 Elo)
1763 → 1861
Mar 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 41
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1861
at age 41 · −44 from today
Mar 2024
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1768 → returned at 1845
Feb 2024
2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 36
Nov 2019
Inactive for 50 months
paused at 1763 → returned at 1768
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Hans-Joerg Brecker 1,941
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C · Dec 2025 · +12.9 Elo
Evolution
-28
1845 → 1817
Tournaments
2
13 games
Score
5.5/ 1342.3%
5W1D7L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20263.5/6#9121700-20.2
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C
Open Swiss
Dec 20252/5#671789-8.0
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-20.2 Elo, finished #912).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,464
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#51,624
in continent
World
#71,062
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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