Format
GA
Goldenstein, Arnd
🇩🇪FIDE 24600784· Male· Germany· Born in 1963
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Arnd Goldenstein, a 63-year-old German player, is rated 1905. He has held steady between 1900 and 1950 for 7 months. 31 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026, 24. Offene Bremer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026, and Bremer Silvester-Open 2025 A-Turnier. Also played 1 rapid (including 18. Steinfurter Sparkassen-Cup 2025) and 1 blitz events (including Koelner Januarblitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 12 months (2008–2009), 17 months (2009–2011), 15 months (2011–2012) and 15 months (2013–2015). His peak of 2096 was reached at age 55 (Sep 2018).
Current rating
1905
Standard
Rpd1910·Blz1862
All-time high
2096
−191 pts below
Sep 2018 · age 55
Sep 2018 · age 55
Activity
30
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
29 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#46,912
#46,912 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
11 entries2018
All-time peak 2096
at age 55 · −191 from today
Sep 2018
2017
100 career games
at age 54
Dec 2017
2013
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2016 → returned at 2020
Sep 2013
2011
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2051 → returned at 2053
May 2011
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2064 → returned at 2051
Nov 2009
2008
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
2009 → 2067
Oct 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+13
1892 → 1905
Tournaments
8
32 games
Score
15.5/ 3248.4%
14W3D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #44 | 1300 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4/7 | #14 | 1916 | +2.0 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/6 | #34 | 1932 | +3.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3/6 | #60 | 2018 | +20.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0/1 | #64 | 1194 | -7.2 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 1/1 | #9 | 2865 | +15.0 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/6 | #88 | 2054 | -6.8 |
Team | Jul 2025 | 0/1 | #54 | 1158 | -8.2 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,163
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#34,568
in continent
World
#46,911
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
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