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Straub, Jochen
🇩🇪FIDE 24699969· Male· Germany· Born in 1965
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Jochen Straub, a 61-year-old German player, is rated 1740. He has fluctuated between 1699 and 1782 over the past 2 years. 54 rated games in the past year (≈13/year long-term). Recent standard appearances include grenke Chess Open 2026 B-Open, WE 21 Bolzano - A, and Airport Open 2025. Also played 2 rapid events (including 12. BrainGames 2026) recently. He took a 61-month break between Jan 2011 and Mar 2016. His peak of 1869 was reached at age 46 (Jan 2011).
Current rating
1740
Standard
Rpd1792·Blz1854
All-time high
1869
−129 pts below
Jan 2011 · age 46
Jan 2011 · age 46
Activity
42
games / yr avg. · ≈4/mo
45 past 12 mo · ≈4/mo
classical only
Active
classical only
Active
Signature stat
#96,037
#96,037 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
10 entries2024
Best 12-month gain (+83 Elo)
1730 → 1813
Mar 2024
Re-crossed 1800
at age 59
Mar 2024
2023
100 career games
at age 58
Oct 2023
2016
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 51
Apr 2016
2011
All-time peak 1869
at age 46 · −129 from today
Jan 2011
Inactive for 61 months
paused at 1869 → returned at 1820
Jan 2011
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
COVID-19
FIDE recal.
Activity & highlights
Evolution
+41
1699 → 1740
Tournaments
8
50 games
Score
22/ 5044.0%
11W22D17L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
1.[L]vsHenri Wittenberger1,430·42. Offenes Internationales Schachturnier Muenchen B-Turnier·R1·-16.5
Last 12 months — tournaments
8 events| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Apr 2026 | 4/9 | #663 | 1693 | -16.6 |
Swiss | Jan 2026 | 2.5/4 | #23 | 2052 | +33.2 |
Swiss | Dec 2025 | 3/5 | #29 | 1903 | -7.0 |
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3/8 | #429 | 1815 | +19.4 |
Open Swiss | Oct 2025 | 1.5/2 | #62 | 2096 | +10.4 |
Swiss | Sep 2025 | 1.5/5 | #32 | 1650 | -7.4 |
Open Swiss | Sep 2025 | 3/5 | #48 | 1741 | -3.4 |
Open Swiss | Aug 2025 | 3.5/7 | #28 | 1771 | +14.0 |
Rankings
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Germany
#9,444
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#68,385
in continent
World
#96,035
out of 400,000+
National ranking
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