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Biessner, Eberhard
🇩🇪FIDE 24634417· Male· Germany· Born in 1942
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Eberhard Biessner, a 84-year-old German player, is rated 1757. He has fluctuated between 1738 and 1793 over the past 2 years. 21 rated games in the past year (≈15/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include DWZ-Match-Open Duesseldorf 2026, 33. DSK-Open 2026 Maerz 2026, and Krefelder Weihnachts-Open 2025. Also played 1 rapid (including NSV 1901 Schnellschach-Einzelmeisterschaft 2025) and 2 blitz events (including MAG Sommer-Blitz 2025) recently. He took a 26-month break between Feb 2020 and May 2022 (COVID-19 included). His peak of 1982 was reached at age 69 (Jul 2011).
Current rating
1757
Standard
Rpd1806·Blz1721
All-time high
1982
−225 pts below
Jul 2011 · age 69
Jul 2011 · age 69
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
21 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#90,102
#90,102 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
7 entries2025
Best 12-month gain (+168 Elo)
1625 → 1793
Feb 2025
2020
Inactive for 26 months
paused at 1684 → returned at 1674
Feb 2020
2016
100 career games
at age 74
Sep 2016
2011
All-time peak 1982
at age 69 · −225 from today
Jul 2011
2010
Crossed 1800
at age 68
Nov 2010
First FIDE rating
1961 · at age 68
Nov 2010
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Evolution
-14
1771 → 1757
Tournaments
6
25 games
Score
10.5/ 2542.0%
9W3D13L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 3/4 | #15 | 1918 | +19.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1/1 | #52 | 2790 | -4.0 |
Open Swiss | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #47 | 1140 | -5.0 |
Open Swiss | Jan 2026 | 1.5/2 | #51 | 2156 | 0.0 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 2/6 | #87 | 1638 | -27.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,867
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#64,493
in continent
World
#90,101
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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