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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 1624 — just 4 short of his peak of 1628 (Feb 2026, age 82). He has held steady between 1600 and 1650 for 2 years. 13 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 3 career breaks: 13 months (2018–2019), 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2023–2025).
Current rating
1624
Standard
Rpd1606·Blz—
All-time high
1628
−4 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 82
Feb 2026 · age 82
Activity
6
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#137,885
#137,885 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
All-time peak 1628
at age 82 · −4 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
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1375 → returned at 1626
Jun 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
0
1624 → 1624
Tournaments
3
14 games
Score
8/ 1457.1%
5W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/3 | #81 | 1890 | -1.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/5 | #34 | 1609 | -2.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3/5 | #12 | 1645 | +3.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#12,009
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#93,402
in continent
World
#137,877
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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