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RJ
Richter, Jan
🇩🇪FIDE 16281160· Male· Germany· Born in 2000
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Jan Richter, a 26-year-old German player, is rated 1975. He has fluctuated between 1972 and 2019 over the past 2 years. 36 rated games in the past year (≈16/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 B, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 B, and NRW-Klasse Gruppe 1 2025-2026 Februar 2026. Also played 1 blitz event (including 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He took a 38-month break between Jan 2020 and Apr 2023 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 2019 was reached at age 25 (Dec 2025).
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1882
All-time high
2019
−44 pts below
Dec 2025 · age 25
Dec 2025 · age 25
Activity
28
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
31 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
100 career games
at age 26
Apr 2026
2025
Re-crossed 2000
at age 25
Dec 2025
All-time peak 2019
at age 25 · −44 from today
Dec 2025
Best 12-month gain (+124 Elo)
1862 → 1986
Jan 2025
2024
Re-crossed 2000
at age 24
Dec 2024
Crossed 2000
at age 24
Jun 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-21
1996 → 1975
Tournaments
9
31 games
Score
16/ 3151.6%
10W12D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #57 | 1776 | -31.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/5 | #2 | 2208 | +24.0 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/3 | #91 | 1231 | -28.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 3.5/5 | #12 | 2042 | +6.6 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #53 | 1977 | -6.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #67 | 1255 | -9.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/5 | #11 | 2119 | +17.6 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2874 | +12.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #65 | 1319 | -6.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,686
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
Germany
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