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Gielke, Heiko
🇩🇪FIDE 24695220· Male· Germany· Born in 1961
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Heiko Gielke, a 65-year-old German player, is rated 1533. He plays occasionally (8 games in the last 12 months) and had 2 career breaks: 49 months (2020–2024, COVID-19 included) and 12 months (2024–2025). Recent appearance: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q5 F. Also played 1 blitz event (including 21. DSAM-Blitzturnier - powered by chessemy) recently. His peak of 1628 was reached at age 64 (May 2025).
Current rating
1533
Standard
Rpd—·Blz1599
All-time high
1628
−95 pts below
May 2025 · age 64
May 2025 · age 64
Activity
4
games / yr avg.
8 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional
classical only
Occasional
Signature stat
#172,897
#172,897 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
8 entries2025
All-time peak 1628
at age 64 · −95 from today
May 2025
2024
Best 12-month gain (+264 Elo)
1360 → 1624
Apr 2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1624 → returned at 1628
Apr 2024
Crossed 1600
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1500
at age 63
Mar 2024
Crossed 1400
at age 63
Mar 2024
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
-95
1628 → 1533
Tournaments
2
10 games
Score
3/ 1030.0%
0W6D4L
Top 2 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
2 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | May 2026 | 1.5/4 | #87 | 1537 | -24.8 |
Open Swiss | Mar 2026 | 1.5/4 | #66 | 1395 | -70.4 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#13,373
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#111,292
in continent
World
#172,864
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
Europe
World
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