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HJ
Hentze, Jakob
🇩🇪FIDE 16249879· Male· Germany· Born in 1971
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Jakob Hentze, a 55-year-old German player, is rated 1927 — his current career high. He is on a steady climb with +22 Elo over the past 12 months. 38 rated games in the past year (≈19/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Internationales Schachopen Graal-Mueritz, 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier, and Werner-Ott-Open - Kreuzberger Sommer 2025.
Current rating
1927
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1927
at best
Jun 2026 · age 55
Jun 2026 · age 55
Activity
24
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#41,676
#41,676 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2026
All-time peak 1927
at age 55
Jun 2026
2023
100 career games
at age 52
Sep 2023
2022
Re-crossed 1800
at age 51
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1829 → returned at 1836
Nov 2020
2019
Best 12-month gain (+95 Elo)
1791 → 1886
Aug 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 48
May 2019
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+16
1911 → 1927
Tournaments
4
28 games
Score
13.5/ 2848.2%
10W7D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 3/5 | #36 | 2087 | +25.6 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/7 | #43 | 1970 | +13.2 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/7 | #51 | 2017 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Jul 2025 | 3/8 | #58 | 1797 | -25.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#4,667
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#30,781
in continent
World
#41,675
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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