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Kues, Manuel
🇩🇪FIDE 24682748· Male· Germany· Born in 1990
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Manuel Kues, a 36-year-old German player, is rated 1971. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 54 months (2017–2021, COVID-19 included) and 31 months (2022–2025). Recent appearance: Oberpfaelzer Einzelmeisterschaft 2026 Meisterklasse I. His peak of 2024 was reached at age 20 (May 2010).
Current rating
1971
Standard
Rpd1995·Blz—
All-time high
2024
−53 pts below
May 2010 · age 20
May 2010 · age 20
Activity
5
games / yr avg.
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#32,466
#32,466 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2022
Inactive for 31 months
paused at 1993 → returned at 1987
Sep 2022
2017
Inactive for 54 months
paused at 1965 → returned at 1988
Apr 2017
100 career games
at age 27
Feb 2017
2012
Re-crossed 2000
at age 22
May 2012
2010
Best 12-month gain (+91 Elo)
1933 → 2024
May 2010
All-time peak 2024
at age 20 · −53 from today
May 2010
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-16
1987 → 1971
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3/ 742.9%
2W2D3L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | Mar 2026 | 3/7 | #16 | 1913 | -15.8 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#3,770
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#24,010
in continent
World
#32,465
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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World
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