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Althoff, Franz
🇩🇪FIDE 24617458· Male· Germany· Born in 1949
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Franz Althoff, a 77-year-old German player, is rated 2023. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 17 months (2005–2007), 140 months (2007–2018) and 53 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2189 was reached at age 56 (Jan 2005).
Current rating
2023
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2189
−166 pts below
Jan 2005 · age 56
Jan 2005 · age 56
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#24,164
#24,164 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2025
36th German 75-80 player
at age 76 · rated 2049
Feb 2025
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 76
Jan 2025
2023
35th German 70-75 player
at age 74 · rated 2120
Nov 2023
2019
Inactive for 53 months
paused at 2120 → returned at 2120
Jan 2019
2018
60th German 65-70 player
at age 69 · rated 2129
Oct 2018
2007
Inactive for 140 months
paused at 2149 → returned at 2129
Jan 2007
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-5
2028 → 2023
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0.5/1 | #44 | 1788 | -6.0 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 1/1 | #10 | 2816 | +10.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0/1 | #71 | 1277 | -8.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,803
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#17,810
in continent
World
#24,164
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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