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Litfin, Boris
🇩🇪FIDE 24652652· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Boris Litfin, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1912. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 66 rated games in the past year (≈32/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 B-Open, and Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q2 C. Also played 1 blitz event (including 18. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. His peak of 2016 was reached at age 53 (Dec 2018).
Current rating
1912
Standard
Rpd2001·Blz1854
All-time high
2016
−104 pts below
Dec 2018 · age 53
Dec 2018 · age 53
Activity
53
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
66 past 12 mo · ≈6/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#45,166
#45,166 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2025
500 career games
at age 60
Nov 2025
2023
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1814 → 1910
Oct 2023
2020
Inactive for 18 months
paused at 1878 → returned at 1818
Aug 2020
2018
All-time peak 2016
at age 53 · −104 from today
Dec 2018
Crossed 2000
at age 53
Jul 2018
2015
100 career games
at age 50
May 2015
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+23
1889 → 1912
Tournaments
10
77 games
Score
44/ 7757.1%
42W10D25L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
10 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 2.5/7 | #96 | 1868 | -11.6 |
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 6/7 | #391 | 2127 | +11.4 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5.5/8 | #19 | 1910 | -22.8 |
Open Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #48 | 1866 | -9.6 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4.5/6 | #3 | 2151 | +24.8 |
Swiss | Nov 2025 | 5/7 | #4 | 2166 | +52.8 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 5/7 | #7 | 1901 | +0.6 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 3.5/7 | #26 | 1705 | -35.0 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 4/5 | #7 | 2040 | +20.8 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 5/7 | #63 | 1953 | -7.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#5,001
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#33,309
in continent
World
#45,165
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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