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Kuestermann, Dieter

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FIDEFIDE 24699624· Male· Germany· Born in 1947

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Dieter Kuestermann, a 79-year-old German player, is rated 1737. He has held steady between 1700 and 1750 for 13 months. 15 rated games in the past year (≈6/year long-term). Recent appearances: Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D and 27. NordWest-Cup Open B. Also played 1 rapid (including 18. Steinfurter Sparkassen-Cup 2025) and 2 blitz events (including 8. Offenes Muensteraner ELO Blitzschachturnier) recently. He had 3 career breaks: 84 months (2009–2016), 12 months (2016–2017) and 14 months (2022–2024). His peak of 1960 was reached at age 69 (Feb 2016).

Current rating

1737

Standard

Rpd1777·Blz1811

All-time high

1960

−223 pts below
Feb 2016 · age 69

Activity

9

games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo

11 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Occasional

Signature stat

#97,069

#97,069 · players worldwide · of 218,279

Career timeline

11 entries
2026
100 career games
at age 79
Mar 2026
2024
Best 12-month gain (+76 Elo)
1725 → 1801
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 77
Mar 2024
2022
Inactive for 14 months
paused at 1725 → returned at 1668
Nov 2022
2017
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 70
Dec 2017
2016
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 1940 → returned at 1884
Nov 2016

Standard rating history

Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.

Activity & highlights

Top opponent
vs Falk Rosenthal 1,813
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D · Mar 2026 · +2.2 Elo
Evolution
-12
1749 → 1737
Tournaments
2
12 games
Score
6.5/ 1254.2%
5W3D4L
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsDavid An1,494·27. NordWest-Cup Open B·R6·-15.8
2.[L]vsNikita Wander1,582·27. NordWest-Cup Open B·R4·-13.9
3.[L]vsPascal Felten1,595·27. NordWest-Cup Open B·R1·-13.6

Last 12 months — tournaments

2 events
EventDateScoreRankPerfΔ Elo
Deutsche Schach-Amateurmeisterschaft 2025-2026 Q6 D
Open Swiss
Mar 20263/4#351946+13.4
27. NordWest-Cup Open B
Open Swiss
Jan 20263.5/7#531613-25.4
Worst Elo result: 27. NordWest-Cup Open B (-25.4 Elo, finished #53).

Rankings

/
Germany
#9,517
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#69,046
in continent
World
#97,067
out of 400,000+

National ranking

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7
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9
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10
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Europe
1
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