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Puetz, Lothar
🇩🇪FIDE 24604984· Male· Germany· Born in 1960
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Lothar Puetz, a 66-year-old German player, is rated 1804. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2008–2010), 34 months (2010–2012) and 47 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. His peak of 1958 was reached at age 48 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1804
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1958
−154 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 48
Jan 2008 · age 48
Activity
8
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#75,134
#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
1810 → 1866
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 64
Mar 2024
2022
100 career games
at age 62
Dec 2022
2017
Inactive for 47 months
paused at 1879 → returned at 1838
Dec 2017
2010
Inactive for 34 months
paused at 1954 → returned at 1937
Jan 2010
2008
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1954
Jul 2008
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-29
1833 → 1804
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
3.5/ 938.9%
2W3D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/8 | #449 | 1797 | -28.6 |
Worst Elo result: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft (-28.6 Elo, finished #449).
Rankings
/
Germany
#7,786
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#54,418
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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