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Poetsch, Hagen
GM🇩🇪FIDE 24615137· Male· Germany· Born in 1991
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Hagen Poetsch, a 35-year-old German Grandmaster, is rated 2445 and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He has fluctuated between 2433 and 2502 over the past 2 years. 253 rated games in the past year (≈75/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A, 1. Muenster Oster Open - A, and TOBOL Chess Open 2026 A-Open. His peak of 2531 was reached at age 29 (Feb 2020, German #29 at the time).
Awarded GM in 2018 (age 27), IM in 2011 (age 20), and FM in 2009 (age 18). At junior level, he reached World #69 in U20, World #92 in U18 and #5 and #17 nationally in U16 and U14.
Current rating
2445
Standard
Rpd2523·Blz2520
All-time high
2531
−86 pts below
Feb 2020 · age 29
Feb 2020 · age 29
Activity
172
games / yr avg. · ≈14/mo
258 past 12 mo · ≈22/mo
classical only
Very active
classical only
Very active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#62 · German players · of 14,156
Career timeline
24 entries2024
Re-crossed 2500
at age 33
Nov 2024
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2525 → returned at 2513
May 2020
Peak German rank: #29
at age 29 · rated 2531
Feb 2020
All-time peak 2531
at age 29 · −65 from today
Feb 2020
2018
1,000 career games
at age 27
Sep 2018
GM title awardedGM
at age 27 · 2nd quarter Presidential Board 2018
Aug 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-34
2479 → 2445
Tournaments
34
226 games
Score
167.5/ 22674.1%
120W95D11L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
20 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 5/7 | #7 | 2217 | -12.4 |
Swiss | May 2026 | 4.5/7 | #3 | 2347 | -8.7 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 5.5/9 | #17 | 2279 | -18.7 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 6.5/8 | #4 | 2508 | +6.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/5 | #2 | 2423 | +1.1 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #64 | 2228 | -2.9 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 7/9 | #10 | 2581 | +17.3 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 6.5/8 | #10 | 2440 | +2.8 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 2.5/3 | #6 | 2650 | +7.5 |
Round-Robin | Feb 2026 | 6.5/9 | #2 | 2563 | +15.6 |
Worst Elo result: 4th International Open Chess Tournament Pafos Cyprus Group A (-18.7 Elo, finished #17).
Most-Played Opponents
vsVitaly KuninGM
🇩🇪GER·2512
+3 −5 =3
11 games·last met May 2025
View head-to-head →
vsHorst AlberFM
🇩🇪GER·2231
+3 −2 =3
8 games·last met May 2026
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vsUwe KerstenIM
🇩🇪GER·2204
+5 −1 =2
8 games·last met Nov 2024
View head-to-head →
vsSven TelljohannIM
🇩🇪GER·2376
+2 −1 =5
8 games·last met Dec 2021
View head-to-head →
vsRainer BuhmannGM
🇩🇪GER·2547
+1 −4 =2
7 games·last met Aug 2018
View head-to-head →
Rankings
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Germany
#62
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#655
in continent
World
#1,072
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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