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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 2006 — just 14 short of his peak of 2020 (Apr 2026, age 20). He has fluctuated between 1956 and 2020 over the past 2 years. 28 rated games in the past year (≈34/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.
At junior level, he reached #70 nationally in U20.
Current rating
2006
Standard
Rpd—·Blz2002
All-time high
2020
−14 pts below
Apr 2026 · age 20
Apr 2026 · age 20
Activity
32
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
28 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#26,560
#26,560 · players worldwide · of 216,808
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 · −14 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
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-2
2008 → 2006
Tournaments
6
28 games
Score
14/ 2850.0%
7W14D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 |
Open Swiss | Jun 2025 | 4.5/7 | #15 | 1892 | -28.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,089
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#19,619
in continent
World
#26,560
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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