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Krueger, Ekkehard
🇩🇪FIDE 24616451· Male· Germany· Born in 1957
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Ekkehard Krueger, a 69-year-old German player, is rated 1888 — just 6 short of his peak of 1894 (Apr 2024, age 67). He is progressing steadily with +58 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 42. OBSenEM (Offene Berliner Senioren-Einzel-Meisterschaft) and Lichtenberger Sommer 2025. Also played 1 rapid event (including Berliner Schnellschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2025) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 37 months (2008–2011), 23 months (2011–2013) and 35 months (2020–2023, COVID-19 included).
Current rating
1888
Standard
Rpd1840·Blz1864
All-time high
1894
−6 pts below
Apr 2024 · age 67
Apr 2024 · age 67
Activity
17
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#51,127
#51,127 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
Best 12-month gain (+58 Elo)
1830 → 1888
May 2026
2024
All-time peak 1894
at age 67 · −6 from today
Apr 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 66
Mar 2023
2020
Inactive for 35 months
paused at 1871 → returned at 1883
Mar 2020
2014
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 57
Dec 2014
Re-crossed 1800
at age 57
Sep 2014
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
+58
1830 → 1888
Tournaments
2
18 games
Score
9.5/ 1852.8%
8W3D7L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 5/9 | #43 | 1952 | +21.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 4.5/9 | #90 | 1997 | +35.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,579
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#37,605
in continent
World
#51,127
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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