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Hoffmann, Matthias
🇩🇪FIDE 24600890· Male· Germany· Born in 1972
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Matthias Hoffmann, a 54-year-old German player, is rated 1975. He is progressing steadily with +68 Elo over the past 12 months. 44 rated games in the past year (≈7/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 A-Open, 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B. Also played 3 blitz events (including 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 35 months (2005–2008), 117 months (2008–2018) and 47 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2211 was reached at age 31 (Jul 2003).
Current rating
1975
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1893
All-time high
2211
−236 pts below
Jul 2003 · age 31
Jul 2003 · age 31
Activity
35
games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo
39 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#31,661
#31,661 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1901 → 1975
May 2026
2025
100 career games
at age 53
Jan 2025
2019
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1980 → returned at 1953
Jul 2019
2018
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 46
Feb 2018
2008
Inactive for 117 months
paused at 2144 → returned at 2063
Apr 2008
2005
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 2141 → returned at 2144
Apr 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+49
1926 → 1975
Tournaments
5
33 games
Score
15.5/ 3347.0%
8W15D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
5 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3.5/9 | #703 | 2010 | +10.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3.5/8 | #57 | 2071 | +1.2 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/5 | #37 | 2007 | +6.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2.5/5 | #45 | 2029 | +11.4 |
Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/5 | #2 | 2074 | +20.0 |
Hot streak: 5 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,686
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#23,414
in continent
World
#31,660
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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