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Hobson, Erik
🇩🇪FIDE 16284160· Male· Germany· Born in 2006
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Erik Hobson, a 20-year-old German player, is rated 1987. He has fluctuated between 1956 and 2020 over the past 2 years. 35 rated games in the past year (≈38/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, Oberliga Baden-Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 Maerz 2026, and 3. Horber Pfingstgambit. Also played 2 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. His peak of 2020 was reached at age 20 (Apr 2026).
At junior level, he reached #70 nationally in U20.
Current rating
1987
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2002
All-time high
2020
−33 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#29,636
#29,636 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
7 entries2026
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 20
May 2026
Re-crossed 2000
at age 20
Apr 2026
All-time peak 2020
at age 20 · −33 from today
Apr 2026
2025
70th German U20 player
at age 19 · rated 2008
Apr 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 19
Apr 2025
Crossed 1800
at age 19
Apr 2025
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1956 → 1987
Tournaments
5
21 games
Score
10.5/ 2150.0%
6W9D6L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #20 | 1881 | -18.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/9 | #756 | 1999 | -14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #6 | 2846 | +23.6 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/2 | #73 | 2158 | +18.4 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 1/2 | #46 | 2177 | +22.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,453
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#21,888
in continent
World
#29,635
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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