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Backhaus, Lutz

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FIDEFIDE 16294530· Male· Germany· Born in 1963

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Lutz Backhaus, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1869. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and took a 18-month break between Nov 2024 and Jun 2026. His peak of 1923 was reached at age 61 (Mar 2024).

Current rating

1869

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1923

−54 pts below
Mar 2024 · age 61

Activity

7

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#56,100

#56,100 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

7 entries
2024
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1901 → returned at 1869
Nov 2024
All-time peak 1923
at age 61 · −54 from today
Mar 2024
2022
Crossed 1800
at age 59
Nov 2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 59
Nov 2022
2021
Best 12-month gain (+115 Elo)
1674 → 1789
Nov 2021
2019
First FIDE rating
1674 · at age 56
Nov 2019

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Stephan Holdorf 1,635
1. Heidenauer Schach-Open · Apr 2026 · +4.1 Elo
Evolution
-32
1901 → 1869
Tournaments
1
5 games
Score
2/ 540.0%
2W0D3L
Top 1 win
1.[W]vsStephan Holdorf1,635·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R4·+4.1
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsSanjit Bhat1,444·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R6·-18.4
2.[L]vsNiklas Stark1,915·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R5·-8.7
3.[L]vsWolfgang Beyer1,997·1. Heidenauer Schach-Open·R1·-6.5

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
1. Heidenauer Schach-Open
Open Swiss
Apr 20262/4#401748-31.8
Worst Elo result: 1. Heidenauer Schach-Open (-31.8 Elo, finished #40).

Rankings

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Germany
#6,068
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#41,166
in continent
World
#56,099
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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Europe
1
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2
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