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Hess, Juergen

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FIDEFIDE 24668664· Male· Germany· Born in 1956

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Juergen Hess, a 70-year-old German player, is rated 1939. He has fluctuated between 1880 and 1973 over the past 2 years. 34 rated games in the past year (≈10/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65, 22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025, and 42. Muensterland-Open. He had 5 career breaks: 12 months (2009–2010), 20 months (2011–2013), 39 months (2013–2016), 12 months (2016–2017) and 30 months (2020–2022, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2065 was reached at age 51 (Apr 2007).

Current rating

1939

Standard

Rpd1946·Blz1914

All-time high

2065

−126 pts below
Apr 2007 · age 51

Activity

34

games / yr avg. · ≈3/mo

34 past 12 mo · ≈3/mo
classical only
Active

Signature stat

#38,981

#38,981 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

12 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+100 Elo)
1873 → 1973
Oct 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 67
Aug 2023
2020
Inactive for 30 months
paused at 1919 → returned at 1931
Feb 2020
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1895 → returned at 1896
Jun 2016
2013
Inactive for 39 months
paused at 1957 → returned at 1895
Feb 2013
2011
Inactive for 20 months
paused at 1968 → returned at 1957
May 2011

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Best result
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65
perf 2046 (+135) · 4/7 · #30
Top opponent
vs Joachim Knaak 2,134
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65 · Feb 2026 · +5.7 Elo
Evolution
+11
1928 → 1939
Tournaments
5
36 games
Score
20/ 3655.6%
15W10D11L

Last 12 months — tournaments

5 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
10 Int. Bodenseeopen 2026
Open Swiss
May 20265/9#322028+28.2
3. Offene Thueringer Seniorenmeisterschaft ueber 50 und 65
Open Swiss
Feb 20264/7#302046+31.0
22. Bad-Koenigshofen-Open 2025
Open Swiss
Dec 20254/6#501888-8.4
42. Muensterland-Open
Open Swiss
Oct 20253/5#1581894-21.2
33. Offene Senioren-LEM Sachsen-Anhalt over 65
Open Swiss
Jul 20254/7#391822-18.8
Worst Elo result: 42. Muensterland-Open (-21.2 Elo, finished #158).

Rankings

/
Germany
#4,399
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#28,794
in continent
World
#38,980
out of 400,000+

National ranking

Europe & World

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6
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7
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8
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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2
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3
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9
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10
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1
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2
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6
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2,767
7
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2,764
8
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