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Keller, Karsten
🇩🇪FIDE 24669784· Male· Germany· Born in 1973
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Karsten Keller, a 53-year-old German player, is rated 2168 and sitting in the top 5% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 3 career breaks: 42 months (2007–2011), 17 months (2012–2014) and 56 months (2016–2021, COVID-19 included). Recent appearance: NRW-Klasse Gruppe 3 2025-2026 Maerz 2026. His peak of 2219 was reached at age 49 (Nov 2022).
Current rating
2168
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2219
−51 pts below
Nov 2022 · age 49
Nov 2022 · age 49
Activity
9
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
Top 5%
#10,047 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
16 entries2024
Re-crossed 2200
at age 51
Apr 2024
2023
Re-crossed 2200
at age 50
Nov 2023
72nd German 45-50 player
at age 50 · rated 2212
Jun 2023
2022
All-time peak 2219
at age 49 · −51 from today
Nov 2022
Re-crossed 2200
at age 49
Jan 2022
2017
Best 12-month gain (+30 Elo)
2167 → 2197
Apr 2017
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-20
2188 → 2168
Tournaments
8
8 games
Score
3.5/ 843.8%
2W3D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | May 2026 | 0/1 | #76 | 1475 | -7.2 |
Team | Mar 2026 | 0.5/1 | #42 | 2171 | -0.2 |
Team | Feb 2026 | 1/1 | #25 | 2833 | +6.4 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/1 | #8 | 2968 | +10.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0/1 | #58 | 1297 | -12.0 |
Team | Nov 2025 | 0/1 | #56 | 1270 | -13.2 |
Team | Oct 2025 | 0.5/1 | #27 | 2202 | +0.4 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/1 | #47 | 2038 | -4.0 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#1,076
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#7,143
in continent
World
#10,047
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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