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Puerckhauer, Soeren
🇩🇪FIDE 24645915· Male· Germany· Born in 1979
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Soeren Puerckhauer, a 47-year-old German player, is rated 2176 — his current career high and sitting in the top 4% of players worldwide. He has held steady between 2150 and 2200 for 7 years. 11 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Oberliga Wuerttemberg 2025-2026 April 2026, Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Maerz, and Deutsche Pokalmannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026 Januar. Also played 3 blitz events (including Wuerttembergische Mannschafts-Meisterschaft - Blitz 2026) recently. He had 4 career breaks: 29 months (2011–2013), 16 months (2017–2018), 39 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 36 months (2022–2025).
Current rating
2176
Standard
Rpd2175·Blz2226
All-time high
2176
at best
May 2026 · age 47
May 2026 · age 47
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 4%
#9,512 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
13 entries2026
67th German 45-50 player
at age 47 · rated 2176
May 2026
All-time peak 2176
at age 47
May 2026
2023
100th German 40-45 player
at age 44 · rated 2170
Jul 2023
2022
Inactive for 36 months
paused at 2170 → returned at 2163
Sep 2022
2019
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 2158 → returned at 2170
May 2019
2017
Inactive for 16 months
paused at 2148 → returned at 2150
May 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+6
2170 → 2176
Tournaments
9
11 games
Score
6.5/ 1159.1%
4W5D2L
Top 3 wins
Top 2 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
9 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0.5/1 | #24 | 2243 | +2.0 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 1/2 | #23 | 2218 | +2.6 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 2/2 | #2 | 2809 | +11.8 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0.5/1 | #20 | 2162 | -0.2 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 0/1 | #117 | 1442 | -8.0 |
Hot streak: 3 tournaments without losing Elo.
Rankings
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Germany
#1,002
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#6,732
in continent
World
#9,512
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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