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Fritz, Axel
🇩🇪FIDE 24616052· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Axel Fritz, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1899. He has slipped back 30 Elo over the past 12 months. 26 rated games in the past year (≈9/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April, Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q3 B, and Schachtuerken-Cup 2025 A-Open. Also played 2 blitz events (including MAG Sommer-Blitz 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 19 months (2009–2011), 20 months (2011–2012) and 16 months (2021–2022). His peak of 2005 was reached at age 44 (Jan 2008).
Current rating
1899
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1823
All-time high
2005
−106 pts below
Jan 2008 · age 44
Jan 2008 · age 44
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
26 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#48,394
#48,394 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
11 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1843 → 1906
Feb 2025
2021
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 1943 → returned at 1951
Jul 2021
2019
100 career games
at age 55
Feb 2019
2012
K-factor lowered to 15
at age 48
Dec 2012
2011
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1974 → returned at 1946
Mar 2011
2009
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1967 → returned at 1974
Jul 2009
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-51
1950 → 1899
Tournaments
6
27 games
Score
9/ 2733.3%
6W6D15L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #72 | 2775 | +12.4 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1/5 | #81 | 1743 | -19.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/6 | #62 | 1936 | +2.8 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 1/5 | #52 | 1749 | -21.2 |
Round-Robin | Jul 2025 | 0/4 | #6 | 1283 | -25.8 |
Worst Elo result: 6e Tournoi du Lille Metropole Chess - Tournoi ferme A (-2400) (-25.8 Elo, finished #6).
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,316
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#35,628
in continent
World
#48,394
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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