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Petzold, Johannes Julius
🇩🇪FIDE 16289455· Male· Germany· Born in 2008
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Johannes Julius Petzold, a 18-year-old German player, is rated 2044 and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 63 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Landesjugendeinzelmeisterschaft Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 U18, 2. Oberliga Ost 2025-2026 Staffel A Maerz 2026, and LEM Sachsen-Anhalt 2026 Masters. Also played 1 blitz event (including 41. Deutsche Mannschaftsmeisterschaft im Blitzschach 2025) recently. His peak of 2089 was reached at age 17 (Aug 2025).
At junior level, he reached #55 and #55 nationally in U18 and U16.
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1881
All-time high
2089
−45 pts below
Aug 2025 · age 17
Aug 2025 · age 17
Activity
56
games / yr avg. · ≈5/mo
63 past 12 mo · ≈5/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,445 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
9 entries2025
55th German U18 player
at age 17 · rated 2089
Aug 2025
Crossed 2000
at age 17
Aug 2025
All-time peak 2089
at age 17 · −45 from today
Aug 2025
2024
100 career games
at age 16
Nov 2024
55th German U16 player
at age 16 · rated 1978
May 2024
Best 12-month gain (+543 Elo)
1435 → 1978
May 2024
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+58
1986 → 2044
Tournaments
12
63 games
Score
37/ 6358.7%
32W10D21L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
top 10 of 12| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/7 | #1 | 2001 | -14.8 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #7 | 2843 | +18.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #62 | 1149 | -23.2 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 4/7 | #6 | 2180 | +54.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #28 | 2193 | +15.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,507
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#15,758
in continent
World
#21,445
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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