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Koch, Burkhard
🇩🇪FIDE 24663530· Male· Germany· Born in 1964
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Burkhard Koch, a 62-year-old German player, is rated 1770. He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 17 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 1. Muenster Oster Open - B, Sparkassen Chess Trophy 2025 B-Open, and XIV. Unser Fritz-Open 2025 mit Einzelmeisterschaft SV Ruhrgebiet. He had 2 career breaks: 15 months (2018–2020) and 28 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 1879 was reached at age 54 (Jun 2018).
Current rating
1770
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1879
−109 pts below
Jun 2018 · age 54
Jun 2018 · age 54
Activity
16
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
12 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#85,841
#85,841 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+96 Elo)
1691 → 1787
Nov 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 60
Mar 2024
2022
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 58
Aug 2022
2020
Inactive for 28 months
paused at 1762 → returned at 1774
Feb 2020
2018
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 1852 → returned at 1820
Sep 2018
Crossed 1800
at age 54
Jun 2018
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
1790 → 1770
Tournaments
3
23 games
Score
10.5/ 2345.7%
3W15D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Jun 2026 | 3/6 | #49 | 1876 | +6.0 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 4.5/6 | #62 | 1998 | +5.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3/6 | #139 | 1697 | -25.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,674
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#61,691
in continent
World
#85,839
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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