Format
GA
Gaertner, Alessandro
🇩🇪FIDE 16268024· Male· Germany· Born in 2009
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Alessandro Gaertner, a 17-year-old German player, is rated 2078 — his current career high and sitting in the top 8% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +62 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Landes-Jugend-Einzelmeisterschaft Niedersachsen 2026 U18 and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B. Also played 1 rapid event (including Anderter Open & 10. Niedersaechsische Schnellschach-EM 2026) recently. He took a 15-month break between Sep 2021 and Jan 2023.
At junior level, he reached #61, #53, #68, #94 and #33 nationally in U18, U16, U14, U12 and U10.
Current rating
2078
Standard
Rpd1970·Blz1641
All-time high
2078
at best
May 2026 · age 17
May 2026 · age 17
Activity
15
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 8%
#17,519 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
61st German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2078
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 17
May 2026
All-time peak 2078
at age 17
May 2026
2025
53rd German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 2016
May 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 16
May 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 15
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+62
2016 → 2078
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
10/ 1471.4%
9W2D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 8/9 | #1 | 2252 | +82.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 2/4 | #78 | 1922 | -20.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,017
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#12,788
in continent
World
#17,519
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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