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Freiknecht, Axel

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FIDEFIDE 16274504· Male· Germany· Born in 1958

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Axel Freiknecht, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1762. He has slipped back 42 Elo over the past 12 months. 33 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 15. Solinger Karnevals-Open, and Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1826 was reached at age 66 (Sep 2024).

Current rating

1762

Standard

Rpd1821·Blz1844

All-time high

1826

−64 pts below
Sep 2024 · age 66

Activity

26

games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo

33 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#88,368

#88,368 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

10 entries
2025
Re-crossed 1800
at age 67
May 2025
100 career games
at age 67
May 2025
2024
All-time peak 1826
at age 66 · −64 from today
Sep 2024
Best 12-month gain (+142 Elo)
1682 → 1824
Jun 2024
Crossed 1800
at age 66
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 64
May 2022

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
perf 2048 (+284) · 3.5/5 · #42
Top opponent
vs Bruno Engel 2,192
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025 · Aug 2025 · +8.2 Elo
Evolution
-42
1804 → 1762
Tournaments
6
39 games
Score
18.5/ 3947.4%
12W13D14L
Top 3 wins
1.[D]vsBruno Engel2,192·9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025·R4·+8.2
2.[W]vsWilfried Krolik1,701·42. Muensterland-Open·R5·+8.0
3.[W]vsTobias Brenzinger1,671·grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open·R6·+7.4

Last 12 months — tournaments

6 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20265/7#10881881-19.8
15. Solinger Karnevals-Open
Open Swiss
Feb 20262.5/5#331910+18.2
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20253.5/5#422048-6.0
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20252/7#1541685-19.6
9. Bayer Sommeropen 2025
Open Swiss
Aug 20253/4#451928-7.6
Worst Elo result: grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open (-19.8 Elo, finished #1088).

Rankings

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Germany
#8,737
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#63,349
in continent
World
#88,367
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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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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Europe
1
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2
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3
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2,759
3
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5
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6
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7
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8
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8
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10
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World
1
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2,840
2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,759
7
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9
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10
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88367🇩🇪Freiknecht, Axel1,762