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Barth, Richard
🇩🇪FIDE 24689327· Male· Germany· Born in 1952
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Richard Barth, a 74-year-old German player, is rated 1767 — just 24 short of his peak of 1791 (Jan 2026, age 74). He has held steady between 1750 and 1800 for 2 years. 14 rated games in the past year (≈12/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D and 25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. He had 2 career breaks: 37 months (2019–2022, COVID-19 included) and 19 months (2024–2026).
Current rating
1767
Standard
Rpd—·Blz—
All-time high
1791
−24 pts below
Jan 2026 · age 74
Jan 2026 · age 74
Activity
13
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
14 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
#86,722
#86,722 · players worldwide · of 216,808
Career timeline
12 entries2026
All-time peak 1791
at age 74 · −24 from today
Jan 2026
2025
Best 12-month gain (+125 Elo)
1650 → 1775
Feb 2025
2024
Inactive for 19 months
paused at 1775 → returned at 1791
May 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 71
Jan 2023
2019
Inactive for 37 months
paused at 1731 → returned at 1714
Sep 2019
2017
Re-crossed 1600
at age 65
Jun 2017
Standard rating history
Last 12 months — activity & highlights
Best result
25. offene Senioreneinzelmeisterschaft Mecklenburg-Vorpommernperf 1849 (+58) · 3.5/9 · #51
Top opponent
Evolution
-8
1775 → 1767
Tournaments
2
14 games
Score
5/ 1435.7%
1W8D5L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/5 | #77 | 1611 | -24.2 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/9 | #51 | 1849 | +16.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#8,626
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#62,261
in continent
World
#86,721
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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