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Rosenthal, Falk
🇩🇪FIDE 16252209· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Falk Rosenthal, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1812 — just 1 short of his peak of 1813 (Mar 2026, age 62). He is progressing steadily with +20 Elo over the past 12 months. 10 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q4 D. He had 3 career breaks: 26 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included), 29 months (2022–2025) and 12 months (2025–2026).
Current rating
1812
Standard
Rpd1758·Blz—
All-time high
1813
−1 pts below
Mar 2026 · age 62
Mar 2026 · age 62
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
10 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#72,599
#72,599 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
Crossed 1800
at age 62
Mar 2026
All-time peak 1813
at age 62 · −1 from today
Mar 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+155 Elo)
1637 → 1792
Feb 2025
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1792 → returned at 1813
Feb 2025
2022
Inactive for 29 months
paused at 1637 → returned at 1792
Aug 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
May 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+20
1792 → 1812
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
6.5/ 1065.0%
5W3D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/5 | #19 | 1800 | -1.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #10 | 1944 | +20.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,579
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#52,681
in continent
World
#72,598
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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