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Gloess, Harald
🇩🇪FIDE 16249763· Male· Germany· Born in 1944
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Harald Gloess, a 82-year-old German player, is rated 1625 — just 3 short of his peak of 1628 (Feb 2026, age 82). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 10 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 F. He had 2 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019) and 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1625
Standard
Rpd1606·Blz—
All-time high
1628
−3 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 82
Feb 2026 · age 82
Activity
7
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#136,949
#136,949 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1628
at age 82 · −3 from today
Feb 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+262 Elo)
1363 → 1625
Mar 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 80
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 80
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 80
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 79
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+1
1624 → 1625
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
5.5/ 1055.0%
3W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #34 | 1609 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1645 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#11,782
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#92,873
in continent
World
#136,941
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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