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Hepting, Frank
🇩🇪FIDE 16277112· Male· Germany· Born in 1997
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Frank Hepting, a 29-year-old German player, is rated 1883 — just 18 short of his peak of 1901 (Oct 2025, age 28). He has held steady between 1850 and 1900 for 8 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈18/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Krefelder Osteropen 2026, Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 10, and Belgian Interclubs Round 2025-2026 Ronde 9. Also played 3 rapid (including 34. Krefelder Schnellschach-Open 2025) and 2 blitz events (including MAG Sommer-Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 29-month break between Jan 2020 and Jul 2022 (COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1883
Standard
Rpd1833·Blz1861
All-time high
1901
−18 pts below
Oct 2025 · age 28
Oct 2025 · age 28
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#52,375
#52,375 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1901
at age 28 · −18 from today
Oct 2025
100 career games
at age 28
Mar 2025
2024
Crossed 1800
at age 27
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+248 Elo)
1543 → 1791
Mar 2024
7-month rising streak
+188 Elo
Mar 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 26
May 2023
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-17
1900 → 1883
Tournaments
14
34 games
Score
19.5/ 3457.4%
17W9D8L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
14 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4.5/5 | #26 | 2195 | +5.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #567 | 1619 | -6.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #980 | 1831 | -1.6 |
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #5 | 1828 | -3.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #399 | 2220 | +1.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #325 | 2488 | +4.8 |
Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0.5/2 | #5 | 1744 | -7.6 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #361 | 2482 | +4.4 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/1 | #9 | 2807 | +3.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3.5/4 | #88 | 2093 | -15.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsMatthias Heiligtag
🇩🇪GER·1994
+4 −4 =0
8 games·last met May 2024
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vsMohammad Reza Vaghef
🇩🇪GER·1696
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsJose Antonio Alonso
🇩🇪GER·1849
+3 −4 =1
8 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsTobias da Silva Guenther
🇩🇪GER·1768
+6 −1 =0
7 games·last met Mar 2020
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vsChristian BraunIM
🇩🇪GER·2395
+0 −6 =0
6 games·last met Mar 2020
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Rankings
/
Germany
#5,730
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#38,532
in continent
World
#52,374
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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