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Mehlhorn, David
🇩🇪FIDE 34607757· Male· Germany· Born in 2004
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David Mehlhorn, a 22-year-old German player, is rated 2044 — just 30 short of his peak of 2074 (Oct 2024, age 20) and sitting in the top 10% of players worldwide. He plays occasionally (7 games in the last 12 months) and took a 12-month break between Nov 2024 and Dec 2025. Recent appearance: 28. Offene Internationale Bayerische Schachmeisterschaft. Also played 1 blitz event (including Bayerische Blitzschach-Mannschaftsmeisterschaft 2026) recently.
At junior level, he reached #67 and #69 nationally in U20 and U18.
Current rating
2044
Standard
Rpd1978·Blz2051
All-time high
2074
−30 pts below
Oct 2024 · age 20
Oct 2024 · age 20
Activity
14
games / yr avg. · ≈1/mo
7 past 12 mo · ≈1/mo
classical only
Moderately active
classical only
Moderately active
Signature stat
Top 10%
#21,487 · players worldwide · of 218,279
Career timeline
9 entries2024
Inactive for 12 months
paused at 2042 → returned at 2044
Nov 2024
67th German U20 player
at age 20 · rated 2074
Oct 2024
All-time peak 2074
at age 20 · −30 from today
Oct 2024
2023
K-factor lowered to 20
at age 19
Jan 2023
2022
69th German U18 player
at age 18 · rated 2004
Dec 2022
Best 12-month gain (+136 Elo)
1868 → 2004
Dec 2022
Standard rating history
Peak
FIDE title
Threshold
First rated
Inactive period
Activity & highlights
Top opponent
Evolution
+2
2042 → 2044
Tournaments
1
7 games
Score
3.5/ 750.0%
3W1D3L
Top 3 wins
Top 3 losses
Last 12 months — tournaments
1 event| Event | Date | Score | Rank | Perf | Δ Elo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Open Swiss | Nov 2025 | 3.5/7 | #374 | 2061 | +1.6 |
Rankings
/
Germany
#2,492
out of 15,549 players
Europe
#15,785
in continent
World
#21,487
out of 400,000+
National ranking
Europe & World
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