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Gajewski, Richard

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FIDEFIDE 24602507· Male· Germany· Born in 1958

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Richard Gajewski, a 68-year-old German player, is rated 1711. He has slipped back 47 Elo over the past 12 months. 13 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent appearances: 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open and Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65. He had 3 career breaks: 57 months (2005–2010), 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2022–2023). His peak of 1774 was reached at age 54 (May 2012).

Current rating

1711

Standard

Rpd—·Blz1734

All-time high

1774

−63 pts below
May 2012 · age 54

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

13 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#105,728

#105,728 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+169 Elo)
1594 → 1763
Mar 2024
2023
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Oct 2023
2022
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1594 → returned at 1605
Sep 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1625 → returned at 1594
Apr 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 58
Apr 2016
2012
All-time peak 1774
at age 54 · −63 from today
May 2012

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Siegmund Kolthoff 2,054
Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65 · Nov 2025 · +7.3 Elo
Evolution
-47
1758 → 1711
Tournaments
2
16 games
Score
5/ 1631.3%
3W4D9L

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/6#491659-22.2
Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65
Open Swiss
Nov 20252/7#451635-25.2
Worst Elo result: Schach-Open Seniorenfoerderkreis 2025 UE 65 (-25.2 Elo, finished #45).

Rankings

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Germany
#10,006
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#74,527
in continent
World
#105,726
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
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Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
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World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
🇺🇿Sindarov, JavokhirFollow Javokhir SindarovTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,776
6
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2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
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2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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105726🇩🇪Gajewski, Richard1,711