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Kurka, Christopher-Ulrich

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FIDEFIDE 16256328· Male· Germany· Born in 1985

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Christopher-Ulrich Kurka, a 41-year-old German player, is rated 1887 — just 8 short of his peak of 1895 (Sep 2025, age 40). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈14/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, CCM Sommer-Achter 2025 A, and 30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe. Also played 1 blitz event (including Niederrheinische Blitz-Einzelmeisterschaft 2026) recently. He took a 18-month break between May 2018 and Dec 2019.

Current rating

1887

Standard

Rpd1887·Blz1864

All-time high

1895

−8 pts below
Sep 2025 · age 40

Activity

24

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#51,326

#51,326 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

9 entries
2025
All-time peak 1895
at age 40 · −8 from today
Sep 2025
100 career games
at age 40
Sep 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+172 Elo)
1681 → 1853
May 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 39
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 38
Feb 2023
2018
Crossed 1600
at age 33
May 2018

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
CCM Sommer-Achter 2025 A
perf 2052 (+157) · 4.5/6 · #1
Top opponent
vs Gerhard Riewe 2,094
CCM Sommer-Achter 2025 A · Aug 2025 · +5.2 Elo
Evolution
+17
1870 → 1887
Tournaments
3
22 games
Score
12.5/ 2256.8%
9W7D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

3 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265.5/9#2521860-6.8
CCM Sommer-Achter 2025 A
Round-Robin
Aug 20254.5/6#12052+28.0
30. Augsburger Friedensfest-Open 2025 A-Gruppe
Open Swiss
Aug 20252.5/6#821852-3.6

Rankings

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Germany
#5,631
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#37,772
in continent
World
#51,325
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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5631🇩🇪Kurka, Christopher-Ulrich1,887
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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World
1
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2,841
2
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4
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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9
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51325🇩🇪Kurka, Christopher-Ulrich1,887