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Hess, Christian

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FIDEFIDE 24620017· Male· Germany· Born in 1980

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Christian Hess, a 46-year-old German player, is rated 2121 and sitting in the top 6% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 4 career breaks: 14 months (2007–2009), 17 months (2009–2010), 136 months (2011–2022) and 30 months (2023–2026). Recent appearances: NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April and Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025. His peak of 2206 was reached at age 27 (Jan 2007).

Current rating

2121

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

2206

−85 pts below
Jan 2007 · age 27

Activity

4

games / yr avg.

7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

Top 6%

#13,521 · players worldwide · of 216,808

Career timeline

11 entries
2023
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 2135 → returned at 2105
Jul 2023
2011
Inactive for 136 months
paused at 2142 → returned at 2152
Jul 2011
2009
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2140 → returned at 2148
Jan 2009
2007
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 2166 → returned at 2140
Oct 2007
Best 12-month gain (+87 Elo)
2119 → 2206
Jan 2007
Crossed 2200
at age 27
Jan 2007

Standard rating history

Last 12 months — activity & highlights

Best result
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
perf 2267 (+162) · 4.5/5 · #23
Top opponent
vs Detlef Ulrich HeinbuchIM 2,262
NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April · Apr 2026 · +3.8 Elo
Evolution
-14
2135 → 2121
Tournaments
2
9 games
Score
6/ 966.7%
4W4D1L
Top 1 loss
1.[L]vsMax Pick1,958·Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025·R4·-14.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April
Team
Apr 20261.5/2#192413+16.2
Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254.5/5#232267-30.0
Worst Elo result: Bergheimer Winter-Open 2025 (-30.0 Elo, finished #23).

Rankings

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Germany
#1,520
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#9,772
in continent
World
#13,521
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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World
Germany
1
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3
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2,645
3
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2,645
5
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2,635
6
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2,620
7
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2,593
8
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2,592
9
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2,591
10
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2,587
...
1520🇩🇪Hess, Christian2,121
Europe
1
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2,840
2
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2,767
3
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2,759
3
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2,759
5
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2,739
6
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2,735
7
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2,729
8
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2,717
8
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2,717
10
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2,708
...
9772🇩🇪Hess, Christian2,121
World
1
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2,840
2
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2,792
3
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2,788
4
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2,780
5
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2,776
6
🇳🇱Giri, AnishFollow Anish GiriTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,767
7
🇩🇪Keymer, VincentFollow Vincent KeymerTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
7
🇫🇷Firouzja, AlirezaFollow Alireza FirouzjaTrack their monthly FIDE ratings, games, tournaments and more.
2,759
9
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2,754
10
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2,753
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13521🇩🇪Hess, Christian2,121