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Rother, Josef

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FIDEFIDE 24674532· Male· Germany· Born in 1939

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Josef Rother, a 87-year-old German player, is rated 1804. He has slipped back 45 Elo over the past 12 months. 18 rated games in the past year (≈8/year long-term). Recent appearances: 51. Alpenpokal 2026 and 32. Offense Brandenburgische Seniorenopen. He had 5 career breaks: 55 months (2008–2012), 23 months (2012–2014), 21 months (2014–2016), 13 months (2016–2017) and 24 months (2018–2020). His peak of 1949 was reached at age 75 (Sep 2014).

Current rating

1804

Standard

Rpd—·Blz—

All-time high

1949

−145 pts below
Sep 2014 · age 75

Activity

15

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

18 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active

Signature stat

#75,134

#75,134 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

15 entries
2024
Best 12-month gain (+74 Elo)
1791 → 1865
Jul 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 85
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 84
Jul 2023
2022
51st German 80+ player
at age 83 · rated 1920
Apr 2022
2018
96th German 75-80 player
at age 79 · rated 1917
Dec 2018
Inactive for 24 months
paused at 1917 → returned at 1913
Aug 2018

Standard rating history

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

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Ralf Kuehlwein 1,737
51. Alpenpokal 2026 · Jan 2026 · +8.1 Elo
Evolution
-45
1849 → 1804
Tournaments
1
9 games
Score
4/ 944.4%
3W2D4L
Top 3 wins
1.[W]vsRalf Kuehlwein1,737·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R5·+8.1
2.[W]vsJuergen Dahmen1,695·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R9·+7.0
3.[W]vsManfred Thonig1,668·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R1·+6.3
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsFranz-Josef Schleime1,718·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R3·-12.4
2.[L]vsDietmar Mayer1,815·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R7·-9.7
3.[L]vsChristian Gunchev1,912·51. Alpenpokal 2026·R4·-7.0

Last 12 months — tournaments

1 event
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
51. Alpenpokal 2026
Swiss
Jan 20264/9#181742-20.2
Worst Elo result: 51. Alpenpokal 2026 (-20.2 Elo, finished #18).

Rankings

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Germany
#7,786
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#54,418
in continent
World
#75,133
out of 400,000+

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