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Carow, Johannes, Dr.
IM🇩🇪FIDE 24692050· Male· Germany· Born in 1996
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Johannes, Dr. Carow, a 30-year-old German International Master, is rated 2446 — just 24 short of his peak of 2470 (Feb 2026, age 30) and sitting in the top 1% of German players, and in the top 1% worldwide. He is currently in the 2400–2450 range. 23 rated games in the past year (≈35/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include 2. Bundesliga Sued 2025-2026 Februar 2026, Tata Steel Chess 2026 - Qualifiers, and 7. Bamberg Open A. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bundesliga-Blitzturnier des NSV 2026 2. Vorrunde) recently. He reached German #44 in Jan 2026.
Awarded IM in 2017 (age 21) and FM in 2013 (age 17). Earned a GM norm at Vienna Chess Open 2015 Grp A. At junior level, he reached World #52 in U20, World #28 in U18, World #90 in U16 and #8 nationally in U14.
Current rating
2446
Standard
Rpd2416·Blz2501
All-time high
2470
−24 pts below
Feb 2026 · age 30
Feb 2026 · age 30
Activity
27
games / yr avg. · ≈2/mo
23 past 12 mo · ≈2/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 1%
#62 · German players · of 13,806
Career timeline
18 entries2026
All-time peak 2470
at age 30 · −24 from today
Feb 2026
Peak German rank: #44
at age 30 · rated 2469
Jan 2026
2022
500 career games
at age 26
Dec 2022
2020
Inactive for 15 months
paused at 2446 → returned at 2449
Apr 2020
2017
IM title awardedIM
at age 21 · 88th FIDE Congress 2017
Oct 2017
2016
52nd U20 player worldwide
at age 20 · rated 2426
Jan 2016
Standard rating history
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-22
2468 → 2446
Tournaments
6
23 games
Score
11.5/ 2350.0%
9W5D9L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
6 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Team | Feb 2026 | 0/1 | #130 | 1620 | -5.7 |
Round-Robin | Jan 2026 | 3.5/9 | #7 | 2325 | -18.0 |
Team | Jan 2026 | 1/2 | #54 | 2514 | +1.2 |
Team | Dec 2025 | 0.5/1 | #88 | 2613 | +2.0 |
Team | Sep 2025 | 0.5/3 | #80 | 2240 | -7.8 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 6/7 | #1 | 2539 | +6.6 |
Most-Played Opponents
vsOleg Yakovenko
🇩🇪GER·2248
+5 −0 =5
10 games·last met May 2024
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vsKarl-Jasmin MuranyiIM
🇩🇪GER·2334
+4 −0 =4
8 games·last met Jul 2021
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vsPascal BarzenFM
🇩🇪GER·2322
+2 −5 =0
7 games·last met Jul 2024
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vsJochen BruchFM
🇩🇪GER·2115
+6 −0 =1
7 games·last met May 2024
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vsSimon Commercon
🇩🇪GER·2202
+3 −0 =4
7 games·last met May 2024
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Rankings
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Germany
#62
out of 15,291 players
Europe
#641
in continent
World
#1,058
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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