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Guenther, Joerg

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FIDEFIDE 16266919· Male· Germany· Born in 1972

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Joerg Guenther, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 2000. He has slipped back 76 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier, and Internationales Pfingst-Open 2025 A im 3. Muenchner Schachfestival. Also played 1 rapid event (including 23. Garchinger Dreikoenigsturnier) recently. He took a 47-month break between Feb 2020 and Feb 2024 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2076 was reached at age 53 (May 2025).

Current rating

2000

Standard

Rpd1978·Blz—

All-time high

2076

−76 pts below
May 2025 · age 53

Activity

19

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

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

Signature stat

#27,499

#27,499 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

10 entries
2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 54
May 2026
2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 53
Jul 2025
Best 12-month gain (+113 Elo)
1963 → 2076
May 2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 53
May 2025
All-time peak 2076
at age 53 · −76 from today
May 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Feb 2025

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Valentin Bornhofen 2,215
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open · Apr 2026 · +15.5 Elo
Evolution
-28
2028 → 2000
Tournaments
2
17 games
Score
7/ 1741.2%
3W8D6L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262.5/8#8802020+3.2
42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier
Open Swiss
Sep 20254.5/9#301897-30.6
Worst Elo result: 42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen A-Turnier (-30.6 Elo, finished #30).

Rankings

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Germany
#3,204
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#20,319
in continent
World
#27,499
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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3204🇩🇪Guenther, Joerg2,000
Europe
1
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2,841
2
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3
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8
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9
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10
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20319🇩🇪Guenther, Joerg2,000
World
1
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2
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2,767
7
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8
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27499🇩🇪Guenther, Joerg2,000