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Arold, Gerhard
🇩🇪FIDE 24664120· Male· Germany· Born in 1969
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Gerhard Arold, a 57-year-old German player, is rated 2090 and sitting in the top 7% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (3 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 36 months (2016–2019), 45 months (2019–2023, COVID-19 included) and 17 months (2023–2025). Recent appearances: NRW-Liga Gruppe 1 2025-2026 April 2026 and NRW-Mannschaftspokal 2026 April. Also played 1 blitz event (including Wuppertaler Blitz-Stadtmeisterschaft 2025) recently. His peak of 2150 was reached at age 45 (Aug 2014).
Current rating
2090
Standard
Rpd2040·Blz2051
All-time high
2150
−60 pts below
Aug 2014 · age 45
Aug 2014 · age 45
Activity
2
games / yr avg.
3 past 12 mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 7%
#16,353 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
13 entries2023
Re-crossed 2100
at age 54
Oct 2023
Inactive for 17 months
paused at 2107 → returned at 2093
Oct 2023
2020
Best 12-month gain (+56 Elo)
2045 → 2101
Jul 2020
2019
Re-crossed 2100
at age 50
Aug 2019
Inactive for 45 months
paused at 2101 → returned at 2099
Aug 2019
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 47
Apr 2016
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Evolution
-3
2093 → 2090
Tournaments
3
3 games
Score
1.5/ 350.0%
1W1D1L
Top 1 win
Top 1 loss
Last 12 months — tournaments
3 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Apr 2026 | 0/1 | #55 | 1368 | -7.8 |
Team | Apr 2026 | 1/1 | #76 | 2846 | +8.8 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0.5/1 | #45 | 1952 | -3.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,857
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#11,899
in continent
World
#16,353
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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