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Koenigs, Paul
🇩🇪FIDE 16251164· Male· Germany· Born in 1956
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Paul Koenigs, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1710. He is currently in the 1700–1750 range. 12 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 E, Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2024-2025 Q7 E. He took a 47-month break between Jan 2020 and Jan 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1749 was reached at age 68 (Mar 2024).
Current rating
1710
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1749
−39 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 68
Mar 2024 · age 68
Activity
10
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#106,075
#106,075 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+134 Elo)
1582 → 1716
Feb 2025
2024
Re-crossed 1600
at age 68
Mar 2024
All-time peak 1749
at age 68 · −39 from today
Mar 2024
2020
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1617 → returned at 1588
Jan 2020
2019
Re-crossed 1600
at age 63
Aug 2019
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 63
Apr 2019
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+12
1698 → 1710
Tournaments
3
13 games
Score
7/ 1353.8%
4W6D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2.5/4 | #26 | 1744 | +4.4 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/3 | #52 | 2065 | +8.0 |
Open Swiss | May 2025 | 2.5/5 | #41 | 1673 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#10,035
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#74,751
in continent
World
#106,073
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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