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van Ackeren, Franz
🇩🇪FIDE 24618020· Male· Germany· Born in 1967
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Franz Van Ackeren, a 59-year-old German player, is rated 2060 and sitting in the top 9% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (4 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 29 months (2005–2008), 13 months (2011–2012), 69 months (2012–2018) and 66 months (2018–2024, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 2 2025-2026 Februar 2026. His peak of 2111 was reached at age 42 (Nov 2009).
Current rating
2060
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2111
−51 pts below
Nov 2009 · age 42
Nov 2009 · age 42
Activity
3
games / yr avg.
4 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 9%
#19,594 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2018
Inactive for 66 months
paused at 2093 → returned at 2099
Jul 2018
2012
Inactive for 69 months
paused at 2095 → returned at 2093
Sep 2012
2011
Inactive for 13 months
paused at 2109 → returned at 2094
Jan 2011
2009
Re-crossed 2100
at age 42
Nov 2009
All-time peak 2111
at age 42 · −51 from today
Nov 2009
2005
Crossed 2100
at age 38
Jul 2005
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+9
2051 → 2060
Tournaments
3
5 games
Score
2.5/ 550.0%
3W1D1L
Top 2 wins
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 2/2 | #8 | 2750 | +14.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #36 | 2045 | 0.0 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #66 | 1381 | -6.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,273
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#14,358
in continent
World
#19,594
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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