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Plischke, Berthold
🇩🇪FIDE 24686514· Male· Germany· Born in 1948
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Berthold Plischke, a 78-year-old German player, is rated 1957. He is on a steady climb with +23 Elo over the past 12 months. 22 rated games in the past year (≈17/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include Fruehling-Schach-Tage Schachbezirk Kreis Wesel 2026, 41. ChessOrg-Schachfestival Bad Woerishofen 2026 Senioren, and 1. Binzer Senioren-Open 2025. He took a 13-month break between Sep 2009 and Nov 2010. His peak of 2097 was reached at age 63 (Nov 2011).
Current rating
1957
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
2097
−140 pts below
Nov 2011 · age 63
Nov 2011 · age 63
Activity
18
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
22 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#35,238
#35,238 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2026
72nd German 75-80 player
at age 78 · rated 1957
Jun 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+63 Elo)
1877 → 1940
Jan 2025
2020
97th German 70-75 player
at age 72 · rated 1949
Oct 2020
2014
100 career games
at age 66
Sep 2014
2011
All-time peak 2097
at age 63 · −140 from today
Nov 2011
2009
Crossed 2000
at age 61
Sep 2009
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+31
1926 → 1957
Tournaments
4
25 games
Score
14/ 2556.0%
13W2D10L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
4 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Swiss | May 2026 | 3/2 | #6 | 2648 | +16.2 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 5/8 | #51 | 1995 | +18.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 4/9 | #109 | 1924 | -3.2 |
Swiss | Jun 2025 | 2/3 | #8 | 2075 | -8.2 |
Rankings
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Germany
#4,037
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#26,046
in continent
World
#35,237
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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